Originally published in 1897,Gleanings in Buddha-Fields is Lafcadio Hearn'sthird book from his Japanese period.Gleanings in Buddha-Fields is a volumeof essays which explore the Philosophy and teachings of Japanese Buddhism.The book offers the reader a wealth of essays and sketches on Japanesereligious belief, art and life. Chapters Include; A Living God, Notes of a Tripto Kyoto, About Faces in Japanese Art, Buddhist Allusions in Japanese FolkSong,Nirvana, and The Rebirth of Katsuguro.