El Gukanshō (愚管抄 Gukanshō? literalmente “Notas budistas de un tonto”) es una obra literaria e histórica que reseña la historia de Japón. Consiste de siete volúmenes y fue escrito por el monje budista Jien, de la secta Tendaishū, alrededor del año 1220. La principal inspiración en la compilación del libro consistió en la disputa política entre el gobierno imperial y el shogunato.

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Gukanshō (愚管抄) is a historical and literary work about the history of Japan. Seven volumes in length, it was composed by Buddhist priest Jien of the Tendai sect c. 1220. Political problems arising from the relations between the Imperial government and the bakufu inspired Jien to write. Jien was the son of Fujiwara no Tadamichi, and his insider's perspective ensured that his work would have a distinct point-of-view. Rather than working towards an absence of bias, he embraced it; and Gukanshō is fairly described as a work of historical argument. The writer does try to approach Japan's past in a new way, but he does so under the influences of old historical and genealogical interests.

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