Essays in Idleness Author : Kenkō Yoshida Publisher : Columbia University Press Total Pages : 244 Release : 1998 ISBN 10 : 0231112556 ISBN 13 : 9780231112550 Language : EN, FR, DE, ES & NL GET BOOK Essays in Idleness Book Description: The Buddhist priest Kenko clung to tradition, Buddhism, and the pleasures of solitude, and the themes he treats in his "Essays, " written sometime between 1330 and 1332, are all suffused with an unspoken acceptance of Buddhist beliefs.