Collection of sand and stones. Volume 1 ("Equalism", end of the XIII)

"Assembly of sand and stones" ("Extrakisy", con. XIII century) is one of the most important sources on the history of philosophical thought of the East in its practical application. This monument of the Old Wagon literature is a collection of instructive stories", Setsuva. It includes stories about the famous sages of India, China and Japan, the traditions of Buddhist temples and synthetic sanctuaries, instructive stories from the life of sovereigns, officials, priests, monks, soldiers and commoners.
The compiler of the meeting, the monk Muju Iteen (1226-1312), accompanies stories with his discussions about wisdom and stupidity. About vices and virtues, about the tasks of a person in earthly life and about his salvation. The “Assembly "combines the features of the scientific treatise of the collection of instructions for ordinary laity, it can be judged by how the legacy of Japanese and foreign thought was in demand and rethought in Japan of the 13th century.
The commentary of the first volume includes descriptions of sources directly or indirectly quoted in stories, explanations to the realities of the Japanese life of the XIII century, brief biographies of historical persons mentioned in the "meeting", as well as the analysis of the values ​​of the main terms of the Buddhist teaching that are found that are found At Muju Iteen