Enkū
Sign in to save(1632–1695) was a Japanese Buddhist monk, poet and sculptor during the early Edo period. He was born in Mino Province (present-day Gifu Prefecture) and is famous for carving thousands of wooden statues of the Buddha and other Buddhist icons, many of which were given in payment for lodging on his pilgrimages to temples throughout Japan.
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- Born
- 1885
- Died
- 1949
- Works
- 12
Top works
- Hōyō gyōji gaisetsu
- 蓮如上人
- Ideorogī no hassei
- Shūkyō minzokugaku
- Tenkanki no shūkyō
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Key facts
- Religious biography.name
- Enkū
- Religious biography.image
- Enkū.jpg
- Religious biography.birth_date
- 1632
- Religious biography.birth_place
- Mino Province, Japan
- Religious biography.death_date
- 1695
- Religious biography.death_place
- Miroku-ji temple, Seki, Gifu, Japan
- Religious biography.religion
- Buddhism
- Religious biography.school
- Tendai Jimonshu
- Religious biography.successor
- Encho
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Key dates
- Born
- 1 January 1632
- Died
- 24 August 1695
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Article
9 sectionsContents
- Biography
- Childhood
- Yamabushi practice
- Carvings
- Poetry
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- Further reading
- References
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(1632–1695) was a Japanese Buddhist monk, poet and sculptor during the early Edo period. He was born in Mino Province (present-day Gifu Prefecture) and is famous for carving thousands of wooden statues of the Buddha and other Buddhist icons, many of which were given in payment for lodging on his pilgrimages to temples throughout Japan.
==Biography== ===Childhood=== The most credible source has Enkū born in 1632 on the banks of the Kisogawa in central Japan in Mino Province (present-day Gifu Prefecture). His family was poor and, under the tightly controlled regime of the Tokugawa shōguns, there was little prospect of any kind of advancement. Social status, occupation, even religious affiliation, were rigidly prescribed. Travel was restricted. Tradition recounts that his mother was washed away and drowned in a river flood, probably when he was seven years old.