“The Manyōshū is Japanese in the vital sense that the language in which it was written was Japanese, a language quite different from Chinese in its structure. But since the Japanese had not yet evolved a script of their own,… — Richard H.P. Mason Copy Share Image
“A preacher ought to be good-looking. For, if we are properly to understand his worthy sentiments, we must keep our eyes on him while… — Richard H.P. Mason Copy Share Image
“Official dogma had ranked the merchants below other commoners because they did not produce anything. Like the samurai they lived off the work of… — Richard H.P. Mason Copy Share Image
“The Manyōshū is Japanese in the vital sense that the language in which it was written was Japanese, a language quite different from Chinese… — Richard H.P. Mason Copy Share Image
“Individual caprice, or even considered personal judgment, carried relatively little weight in routine administration, with men preferring to base their decisions on consensus and… — Richard H.P. Mason Copy Share Image
“the winning blows were struck by a typhoon on 15 August 1281. This typhoon has come to be known as the divine wind, or… — Richard H.P. Mason Copy Share Image
“Furthermore, Tokugawa policies were not based on some dictate of unreason, such as excessive nationalism or blind expansionism. They were Confucian in inspiration, and… — Richard H.P. Mason Copy Share Image
