Burton Watson

Burton Watson

Burton Watson has written at least 52 books. Their most popular book is Basic Writings with 21 saves with an average rating of 3.67⭐.

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Basic Writings
Basic Writings
  • Zhuangzi
  • Burton Watson
3.678 reads
The book of Chuang Tzu
The book of Chuang Tzu
  • Zhuangzi
  • Burton Watson (Translator)
  • Elizabeth Breuilly (Translator)
42 reads
The Lotus Sutra
The Lotus Sutra
  • Anonymous
  • Burton Watson (Translator)
4.52 reads
Records of the Grand Historian: Qin Dynasty
Records of the Grand Historian: Qin Dynasty
  • Burton Watson (Translator)
01 read
Xunzi: Basic Writings
Xunzi: Basic Writings
  • Xun Kuang
  • Burton Watson (Translator)
02 reads
Han Fei Tzu: Basic Writings
Han Fei Tzu: Basic Writings
  • Han Fei
  • Burton Watson (translator)
01 read
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Han Feizi

Han Feizi: Basic Writings
  • Han Fei
  • Burton Watson (Translator)
01 read
Records of the Grand Historian: Han Dynasty I
Records of the Grand Historian: Han Dynasty I
  • Burton Watson (Translator)
02 reads
Records of the Grand Historian
Records of the Grand Historian
  • Burton Watson (Translator)
01 read
For All My Walking: Free-Verse Haiku of Taneda Santōka with Excerpts from His Diary
For All My Walking: Free-Verse Haiku of Taneda Santōka with Excerpts from His Diary
  • Santōka Taneda
  • Burton Watson (Translator)
01 read
The Complete Works of Zhuangzi
The Complete Works of Zhuangzi
  • Burton Watson (Translator)
00 reads
The Vimalakirti Sutra
The Vimalakirti Sutra
  • Vimalakirti
  • Burton Watson (Translator)
42 reads
The Complete Works of Chuang Tzu
The Complete Works of Chuang Tzu
  • Zhuangzi
  • Burton Watson (Translator)
01 read
Mo Tzu: Basic Writings
Mo Tzu: Basic Writings
  • Mozi
  • Burton Watson (Translator)
22 reads
Masaoka Shiki
Masaoka Shiki
  • Masaoka Shiki
  • Burton Watson (Translator)
01 read
For All My Walking
For All My Walking
  • Burton Watson (Translator)
01 read
Selected Poems of Su Tung-p'o
Selected Poems of Su Tung-p'o
  • Su Tung-p'o
  • Burton Watson (Translator)
01 read
Ryokan: Zen Monk - Poet of Japan
Ryokan: Zen Monk - Poet of Japan
  • Ryōkan
  • Burton Watson (Translator)
01 read
The Selected Poems of Du Fu
The Selected Poems of Du Fu
  • Du Fu
  • Burton Watson (Translator)
01 read
Po Chü-i: Selected Poems
Po Chü-i: Selected Poems
  • Po Chü-i
  • Burton Watson (Translator)
01 read
The Flower of Chinese Buddhism
The Flower of Chinese Buddhism
  • Daisaku Ikeda
  • Burton Watson (Translator)
01 read
Mozi
Mozi
  • Burton Watson (Translator)
01 read
Record of Miraculous Events in Japan: The Nihon ryoiki
Record of Miraculous Events in Japan: The Nihon ryoiki
  • Kyōkai
  • Burton Watson (Translator)
01 read
Courtier and Commoner in Ancient China: Selections from the History of the Former Han
Courtier and Commoner in Ancient China: Selections from the History of the Former Han
  • Pan Ku
  • Burton Watson (Translator)
01 read
The Tso Chuan: Selections from China's Oldest Narrative History
The Tso Chuan: Selections from China's Oldest Narrative History
  • Burton Watson (Translator)
01 read
The Tales of the Heike
The Tales of the Heike
  • Anonymous
  • Burton Watson (Translator)
01 read
The Old Man Who Does as He Pleases: Selections from the Poetry and Prose of Lu Yu
The Old Man Who Does as He Pleases: Selections from the Poetry and Prose of Lu Yu
  • Lu You
  • Burton Watson (Translator)
01 read
Letters of Nichiren
Letters of Nichiren
  • Burton Watson (Translator)
01 read
The Living Buddha: An Interpretive Biography
The Living Buddha: An Interpretive Biography
  • Daisaku Ikeda
  • Burton Watson (Translator)
01 read
The Wild Goose
The Wild Goose
  • Ōgai Mori
01 read
The Analects of Confucius
The Analects of Confucius
  • Burton Watson
01 read
From the Country of Eight Islands: An Anthology of Japanese Poetry
From the Country of Eight Islands: An Anthology of Japanese Poetry
    01 read
    Poems of a Penisist
    Poems of a Penisist
    • Mutsuo Takahashi
    • Hiroaki Sato (Translator)
    00 reads
    Basic Writings of Mo Tzu, Hsün Tzu, and Han Fei Tzu
    Basic Writings of Mo Tzu, Hsün Tzu, and Han Fei Tzu
    • Burton Watson (translator)
    00 reads
    Records of the Historian: Chapters from the Shih Chi of Ssu-ma Ch'ien
    Records of the Historian: Chapters from the Shih Chi of Ssu-ma Ch'ien
    • Sima Qian
    • Burton Watson (translator)
    01 read
    Anthology of Japanese literature : from the earliest era to the mid-nineteenth century
    Anthology of Japanese literature : from the earliest era to the mid-nineteenth century
    • Burton Watson (Translator)
    • G.W. Sargent (Translator)
    • Arthur Waley (Translator)
    • Kenneth Rexroth (Translator)
    • Edward G. Seidensticker (Translator)
    • A.L. Sadler (Translator)
    • Robert H. Brower (Translator)
    • Charles E. Hamilton (Translator)
    • George Bailey Sansom (Translator)
    • Ryusaku Tsunoda (Translator)
    • Sam Houston Brock (Translator)
    • Shio Sakanishi (Translator)
    • W. Theodore De Bary (Translator)
    • Harold Gould Henderson (Translator)
    • Howard Hibbett (Translator)
    • Thomas Satchell (Translator)
    • Marjorie Sinclair (Translator)
    • Kochi Doi (Translator)
    • Yukuo Uyehara (Translator)
    • Anne Shepley Omori (Translator)
    • Richard J. Lane (Translator)
    • F. Voss (Translator)
    • Basil Hall Chamberlain (Translator)
    31 read
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    Records of the Grand Historian of China

    Records of the Grand Historian of China
    • Sima Qian
    • Burton Watson (Translator)
    00 reads
    Selected Writings of Nichiren
    Selected Writings of Nichiren
    • Burton Watson et al.
    • Burton Watson (Translator)
    41 read
    Chuang Tzu: Basic Writings
    Chuang Tzu: Basic Writings
    • Burton Watson (Translator)
    01 read
    Saigyō: Poems of a Mountain Home
    Saigyō: Poems of a Mountain Home
    • Saigyō
    • Burton Watson (Translator)
    01 read
    The Crazy Iris and Other Stories of the Atomic Aftermath
    The Crazy Iris and Other Stories of the Atomic Aftermath
    • David L. Swain (Translator)
    • Masuji Ibuse
    • Ivan Morris (Translator)
    • Tamiki Hara
    • George Saito (Translator)
    • John Bester (Translator)
    • Katsuzō Oda
    • Burton Watson (Translator)
    • Yoko Ota
    • Koichi Nakagawa (Translator)
    • Ineko Sata
    • Shiloh Ann Shimura (Translator)
    • Kyōko Hayashi
    • Margaret Mitsutani (Translator)
    • Mitsuharu Inoue
    • Frederick Uleman (Translator)
    • Horoko Takenishi
    • Eileen Kato (Translator)
    00 reads
    Hsün Tzu: Basic Writings
    Hsün Tzu: Basic Writings
    • Xun Kuang
    • Burton Watson (Translator)
    41 read
    Four Huts: Asian Writings on the Simple Life
    Four Huts: Asian Writings on the Simple Life
    • Burton Watson (Translator)
    00 reads
    The Zen Teachings of Master Lin-Chi
    The Zen Teachings of Master Lin-Chi
    • Línjì Yìxuán
    • Burton Watson (Translator)
    00 reads
    Chinese Rhyme-Prose
    Chinese Rhyme-Prose
    • Burton Watson (Translator)
    01 read
    The Rainbow World: Japan in Essays and Translations
    The Rainbow World: Japan in Essays and Translations
    • Burton Watson
    00 reads
    The Columbia Book of Chinese Poetry
    The Columbia Book of Chinese Poetry
      01 read
      Cover 2

      Four Huts

      Four Huts
      • Burton Watson
      01 read
      Cover 3

      Zhuangzi

      Zhuangzi: Basic Writings
      • Zhuangzi
      • David Butler
      • Burton Watson
      00 reads
      Chinese lyricism;: Shih poetry from the second to the twelfth century,
      Chinese lyricism;: Shih poetry from the second to the twelfth century,
      • Burton Watson
      00 reads
      Chuang Tzu: Escritos Básicos
      Chuang Tzu: Escritos Básicos
      • Zhuangzi
      • Burton Watson (Translator)
      • Yolanda Steidel de Toledo (Translator)
      00 reads
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      The Lotus Sutra and Its Opening and Closing Sutras

      The Lotus Sutra and Its Opening and Closing Sutras
      • Burton Watson
      00 reads