Kamo no Chomei (jan 1, 1155 – jan 1, 1216)
Description:
Japanese Buddhist poet, author, and essayist of the late Heian and early Kamakura periods“An Account of My Hut”—
“Only in a hut built for the moment can one live without fears”
“Alone I play, alone I sing, and this brings joy to my heart”
“In the autumn the voice of the evening insects fills my ears with a sound of the lamentations for the cracked husk of a world” (207)
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Date:
jan 1, 1155
jan 1, 1216
~ 61 years