Mirror of the Fields

Japanese: 野守鏡 - のもりのかがみ

A Kamakura period treatise on poetry. There are various theories about the author, including Minamoto Arifusa and a Tendai monk (name unknown). It was completed in September 1295 (Einin 3). It has the same structure as the "Okagami" and other works, in that it introduces stories the author heard from the resident monks during a pilgrimage to Shoshazan (Engyo-ji Temple in Harima). It consists of two volumes, the first of which explains a theory of poetry that values calm and beauty in the style of the Nijo school, and criticizes the Kyogoku school, especially Tamekane, while the second volume is mainly a discussion of religion, criticizing the Zen and Jodo sects. It is valuable as an anti-Kyogoku school treatise on poetry and as a source for the history of Buddhist thought. [Akase Tomoko]

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

鎌倉時代の歌論。作者は，源有房，天台僧(氏名不詳)など諸説がある。1295年(永仁3)9月に成立。書写山(播磨の円教寺)に参詣したおりに住僧から聞きえた話を紹介するという趣向は，《大鏡》などと同巧。上下2巻から成り，上巻では二条派的な平淡美を重んじる歌論を説き，京極派，とくに為兼を批判，下巻ではおもに宗教論を述べ，禅宗や浄土宗を非難している。反京極派の歌論として，また仏教思想史上の資料として貴重。【赤瀬知子】

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