Zen Sanctuary of Purple Robes: Japan's Tokeiji Convent Since 1285

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Zen Sanctuary of Purple Robes View of the Matsugaoka Convent Complex from Engakuji’s Great Bell Platform. KitaKamakura . (To\keiji Collection) Zen Sanctuary of Purple Robes Japan’s To\keiji Convent Since 1285 Sachiko Kaneko Morrell Robert E. Morrell State University of New York Press Published by State University of New York Press, Albany© 2006 State University of New York All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission. No part of this book may be stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means including electronic, electrostatic, magnetic tape, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise without the prior permission in writing of the publisher. For information, address State University of New York Press, 194 Washington Avenue, Suite 305, Albany, NY 12210-2384 Production by Judith Block Marketing by Michael Campochiaro Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Morrell, Sachiko Kaneko, 1930– Zen sanctuary of purple robes : Japan’s Tokeiji convent since 1285 / Sachiko Kaneko Morrell, Robert E. Morrell. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-7914-6827-5 (alk. paper) — ISBN 0-7914-6828-3 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Tokeiji (Kamakura-shi, Japan)—History. 2. Women’s shelters—Japan—History. 3. Divorce—Japan—History. I. Morrell, Robert E. II. Title. BQ6353.K342T656 2006 294.3'570820952136—dc22 2005027280 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 In Fond Remembrance of Abbot Inoue Zenjo 1911–2006 the white bellflower certainly appears to have the buddha-nature! ...