IN BUDDHIST DISCOURSE, HUMAN DESIRE IS THE SOURCE OF ALL SUFFERING.
CONSIDER CHIKAMATSU'S "THE LOVE SUICIDES AT AMIJIMA" IN WHICH WORLDLY
DESIRE APPEARS AS THE MAIN COMPONENT OF THE NARRATIVE. SPECIFICALLY
IDENTIFY A CHIKAMATSU'S DESIRE(DESIRE FOR WHAT?) AND DEMONSTRATE HOW
IT PROPELS THE NARRATIVE. WHAT CHALLENGES ARE PRESENTED TO THE
CHARACTER (IT CAN BE ANY MAIN CHARACTER SUCH AS KOHARU, JIHEI, OSAN,
OR ANYONE ELSE...JUST PICK THE EASIEST) AND HOW ARE THESE CHALLENGES
OVERCOME? WHAT IS THE AUTHOR?S ATTITUDE TOWARD BUDDHISM?