Miscelanny of personal views of an ignorant fool

Gukansho: 1936 Leiden, softcover, 57 pages. translation Rahder. “Miscellany of Personal Views of an Ignorant Fool” refers to the Gukanshō, a seven‑volume early‑13th‑century chronicle by the Tendai monk Jien that interprets Japanese history through a Buddhist lens, expressly embracing a partial, insider perspective tied to court politics and Fujiwara lineage. It frames events from mythic emperors to Jien’s present as a moral‑cosmic decline under the doctrine of mappō, using this theology to justify imperial and aristocratic order while offering argumentative commentary rather than neutral annalistic history. In very good condition. English language