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Journey in Search of the Way: The Spiritual Autobiography of Satomi Myōdō

paperback – October 28, 1993
by King, Sallie B.
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ISBN-13: 9780791419724 ISBN-10: 079141972X
Publisher
State University of New York Press
Binding
paperback
Published
October 28, 1993
Weight
0.7 lbs
Dimensions
22.90×1.30×15.20 cm

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Journey in Search of the Way: The Spiritual Autobiography of Satomi Myōdō by King, Sallie B.. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780791419724.

A rich and detailed autobiography of one Japanese womans journey through life. This autobiography describes a womans attainment of enlightenment in modern Japan. Satomi Myōdō rejected the traditional roles of good wife and wise mother, broke with her unhappy past, and followed her spiritual path beginning as the disciple of a Shinto priest. At midlife she turned to Zen Buddhism encouraged by a female dharma friend and by various teachers. Under the guidance of Yasutani Rōshi she attained Kenshō, the goal of her lifetimes search.