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The Great Learning: An Honest Review
Last Updated: September 2026. Added the section on Zhu Xi's supplied chapter and the note on translations. Quick Answer The Great Learning is about six pages long, and for roughly...
The Mencius: An Honest Review
Last Updated: September 2026. Added the section on Xunzi and the note on the Ming censorship. Quick Answer Mencius argues that human beings are naturally good, proves it with a...
The Classic of Mountains and Seas: An Honest Re...
Last Updated: September 2026. Added the translation guide and the note on the illustrations. Quick Answer The Shanhaijing is the most important surviving source for early Chinese mythology, and it...
An Introduction to Zen Buddhism by D.T. Suzuki:...
Last Updated: September 2026. Added the section on Sharf's scholarship and the note on the wartime debate. Quick Answer An Introduction to Zen Buddhism is the short 1934 book that...
The Art of Peace by Morihei Ueshiba: An Honest ...
Last Updated: September 2026. Added the section on what was edited out and the note on the prewar years. Quick Answer The Art of Peace is a compilation of Morihei...
Zen in the Art of Archery by Eugen Herrigel: An...
Last Updated: September 2026. Added the section on Yamada's research and on Herrigel's wartime record. Quick Answer Zen in the Art of Archery is the most influential Western book about...