HIST138-010-East Asian Civilization: Japan

Record of Ancient Matters (Kojiki) "When the primeval matter had congealed but breath and form had not yet appeared, there were no names and no action..."

Chronicles of Japan (Nihon shoki) "...the imperial princess was made empress. She gave birth to four sons, the first was called Prince Umayado[Stable Door]..."

Tale of Flowering Fortunes (Eiga monogatari) "...The mists on the peaks were transformed overnight and the skies stretched calm and hazy to the horizon..."

Tale of the Heike (Heike monogatari) "[Chapter 9] The Matter of Ikezuki..."

An Account of My Hut (Hōjōki) "The flow of the river is ceaseless and its water is never the same..."

The Way of the Samurai (Shidō), "...The generation of all men and all things in the universe is accomplished by means of the marvelous reaction of the two forces [yin and yang]..."

The Sakura Sogoro Story, "Indulging your desires and becoming overbearing and arrogant really means that you will sacrifice everything with a slip of the tongue..."

Musui's Story (Musui Dokugen) "Every morning I put on my kataginu and hakama and made the rounds of the powers that be..."