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Saigyō

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was a famous Japanese poet of the late Heian and early Kamakura period. [1]

33 relations: Amitābha, Burton Watson, Emperor Toba, Fujiwara no Teika, Heian period, Honshu, Ise Province, Japan, Japanese people, Japanese poetry, Kamakura period, Kawachi Province, Kisaragi, Kokin Wakashū, Kyoto, Man'yōshū, Matsuo Bashō, Mono no aware, Mount Kōya, Mount Yoshino, Ogura Hyakunin Isshu, Oku no Hosomichi, Osaka Prefecture, Religious name, Samurai, Shika Wakashū, Shin Kokin Wakashū, Snipe, The Great Passage (anime), Three Ages of Buddhism, Wabi-sabi, Waka (poetry), Yoshino, Nara.

Amitābha

Amitābha, also known as Amida or Amitāyus, is a celestial buddha according to the scriptures of Mahayana Buddhism.

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Burton Watson

Burton Dewitt Watson (June 13, 1925April 1, 2017) was an American scholar best known for his numerous translations of Chinese and Japanese literature into English.

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Emperor Toba

was the 74th emperor of Japan,Imperial Household Agency (Kunaichō): according to the traditional order of succession.

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Fujiwara no Teika

, better-known as Fujiwara no Teika"Sadaie" and "Teika" are both possible readings of 定家; "...there is the further problem, the rendition of the name in romanized form.

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Heian period

The is the last division of classical Japanese history, running from 794 to 1185.

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Honshu

Honshu is the largest and most populous island of Japan, located south of Hokkaido across the Tsugaru Strait, north of Shikoku across the Inland Sea, and northeast of Kyushu across the Kanmon Straits.

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Ise Province

was a province of Japan in the area of Japan that is today includes most of modern Mie Prefecture.

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Japan

Japan (日本; Nippon or Nihon; formally 日本国 or Nihon-koku, lit. "State of Japan") is a sovereign island country in East Asia.

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Japanese people

are a nation and an ethnic group that is native to Japan and makes up 98.5% of the total population of that country.

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Japanese poetry

Japanese poetry is poetry of or typical of Japan, or written, spoken, or chanted in the Japanese language, which includes Old Japanese, Early Middle Japanese, Late Middle Japanese, and Modern Japanese, and some poetry in Japan which was written in the Chinese language or ryūka from the Okinawa Islands: it is possible to make a more accurate distinction between Japanese poetry written in Japan or by Japanese people in other languages versus that written in the Japanese language by speaking of Japanese-language poetry.

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Kamakura period

The is a period of Japanese history that marks the governance by the Kamakura shogunate, officially established in 1192 in Kamakura by the first shōgun, Minamoto no Yoritomo.

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Kawachi Province

was a province of Japan in the eastern part of modern Osaka Prefecture.

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Kisaragi

Kisaragi (如月 or 衣更着) is a traditional name for February in the Japanese calendar.

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Kokin Wakashū

The, commonly abbreviated as, is an early anthology of the waka form of Japanese poetry, dating from the Heian period.

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Kyoto

, officially, is the capital city of Kyoto Prefecture, located in the Kansai region of Japan.

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Man'yōshū

The is the oldest existing collection of Japanese poetry, compiled sometime after AD 759 during the Nara period.

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Matsuo Bashō

, born 松尾 金作, then, was the most famous poet of the Edo period in Japan.

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Mono no aware

, literally "the pathos of things", and also translated as "an empathy toward things", or "a sensitivity to ephemera", is a Japanese term for the awareness of, or transience of things, and both a transient gentle sadness (or wistfulness) at their passing as well as a longer, deeper gentle sadness about this state being the reality of life.

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Mount Kōya

In everyday language is the name of a huge temple settlement in Wakayama Prefecture to the south of Osaka.

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Mount Yoshino

is a mountain located in the town of Yoshino in Yoshino District, Nara Prefecture, Japan.

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Ogura Hyakunin Isshu

is a classical Japanese anthology of one hundred Japanese ''waka'' by one hundred poets.

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Oku no Hosomichi

, translated alternately as The Narrow Road to the Deep North and The Narrow Road to the Interior, is a major work of haibun by the Japanese poet Matsuo Bashō, considered one of the major texts of Japanese literature of the Edo period.

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Osaka Prefecture

is a prefecture located in the Kansai region on Honshu, the main island of Japan.

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Religious name

A religious name is a type of given name bestowed for a religious purpose, and which is generally used in religious contexts.

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Samurai

were the military nobility and officer caste of medieval and early-modern Japan.

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Shika Wakashū

, abbreviated as Shikashū, is an imperial anthology of Japanese waka, compiled c.1151–1154 CE at the behest of the Emperor Sutoku who ordered it in 1144.

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Shin Kokin Wakashū

The, also known in abbreviated form as the or even conversationally as the Shin Kokin, is the eighth imperial anthology of waka poetry compiled by the Japanese court, beginning with the Kokin Wakashū circa 905 and ending with the Shinshokukokin Wakashū circa 1439.

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Snipe

A snipe is any of about 26 wading bird species in three genera in the family Scolopacidae.

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The Great Passage (anime)

is a 2016 Japanese anime television series produced by Zexcs, adapted from the novel written by Shion Miura.

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Three Ages of Buddhism

The Three Ages of Buddhism, also known as the Three Ages of the Dharma, are three divisions of time following Buddha's passing in East Asian Buddhism.

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Wabi-sabi

In traditional Japanese aesthetics, is a world view centered on the acceptance of transience and imperfection.

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Waka (poetry)

is a type of poetry in classical Japanese literature.

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Yoshino, Nara

is a town located in Yoshino District, Nara Prefecture, Japan.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saigyō

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