Kanninki - The Chronicle of Patience

Japanese: 堪忍記 - かんにんき

A book of Kana Zoushi (Japanese Scriptures). Eight volumes and eight books. Written by Asai Ryoi. Published in 1659 (Manji 2). There are many other editions, including a Kyoto edition published in 1664 (Kanbun 4), an Edo edition published in 1771, and a 1701 (Genroku 14) edition, as well as reprints. As the preface says, "Of the hundred acts of conduct, wherever my heart desires, I take the single character 'nin' (endurance), express it, and write it down in writing," and with patience as the basis of human life, the book is made up of a total of 25 chapters, each of which contains several anecdotes or popular tales from ancient and modern Japan and China, and contains a moral lesson. [Matsuda Osamu]

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

仮名草子。8巻8冊。浅井了意作。1659年(万治2)刊。別版に64年(寛文4)刊の京都版，71年刊の江戸版，1701年(元禄14)刊本やその復刻版など数多くある。序に〈百のおこなひの中に，心さしのゆくところ，忍の一字をとりて，これをあらはして，筆にしるす者也〉とあるとおり，堪忍を人間生活の基調をなすものとして，通計25章，各章に数条の和漢古今の逸話あるいは巷説を挙げ，教訓を記したものである。【松田修】

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