1936 Leiden, softcover, 57 pages. translation Rahder. âMiscellany of Personal Views of an Ignorant Foolâ refers to the GukanshÅ, a sevenâ'volume earlyâ'13thâ'century chronicle by the Tendai monk Jien that interprets Japanese history through a Buddhist lens, expressly embracing a partial, insider perspective tied to court politics and Fujiwara lineage. It frames events from mythic emperors to Jienâs present as a moralâ'cosmic decline under the doctrine of mappÅ, using this theology to justify imperial and aristocratic order while offering argumentative commentary rather than neutral annalistic history. In very good condition. English language.