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Ikkyū Sōjun
Sign in to savethumb|right|240px|Buddhist verse by Ikkyū
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1394-02-01
- Died
- 1481-12-12
- Works
- 2
Top works
- Having Once Paused
- Im Garten der Schonen Shin
via Open Library + Wikidata
Key facts
- Religious biography.name
- Ikkyū Sōjun
- Religious biography.image
- Portrait of Ikkyū by Bokusai.jpg
- Religious biography.alias
- Shūken
- Religious biography.dharma name
- Ikkyū Sōjun
- Religious biography.birth_date
- February 1, 1394
- Religious biography.birth_place
- Kyoto, Japan
- Religious biography.death_date
- December 12, 1481 (aged 87)
- Religious biography.death_place
- Kyōtanabe, Kyoto
- Religious biography.religion
- Buddhism
- Religious biography.school
- Rinzai
- Religious biography.title
- Zen master
- Religious biography.predecessor
- Kaso
via Wikipedia infobox
Key dates
- Born
- 1 February 1394
- Died
- 12 December 1481
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Ashikaga shogunate
- Place of birth
- Kyoto
- Place of death
- Kyōtanabe-shi
- Father
- Go-Komatsu
- Occupation
- calligrapher
- Position held
- abbot
- Languages spoken
- Japanese
- Religion
- Buddhism
Works in European collections
1 object attributed to Ikkyū Sōjun, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
Article
12 sectionsContents
- Biography
- Childhood
- Training and enlightenment
- Vagabond
- Sex as a form of Zen practice
- Legacy
- In popular culture
- Notes
- See also
- References
- Sources
- External links
thumb|right|240px|Buddhist verse by Ikkyū
was a Japanese Zen Buddhist monk and poet who had a great impact on the infusion of Japanese art and literature with Zen attitudes and ideals. He is perhaps best known for his radical approach to Zen, which included breaking Buddhist monastic precepts and his stance against celibacy.