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Ikkyū Sōjun
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thumb|right|240px|Buddhist verse by Ikkyū
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Ikkyū Sōjun (1394–1481) was a Japanese Buddhist monk, poet, and calligrapher born in Kyoto. He was the son of Emperor Go-Komatsu and the sibling of Shōkō. A male figure of the Ashikaga shogunate, he practiced Buddhism and worked in the field of philosophy. He served as an abbot and wrote in Japanese. His name in his native language is 一休宗純, and in kana, it is いっきゅう そうじゅん.
He died of malaria in Kyōtanabe-shi due to natural causes. His works are held in the collections of the Cleveland Museum of Art and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Notable works include *Having Once Paused* and *Im Garten der Schonen Shin*.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 2
Top works
- Having Once Paused
- Im Garten der Schonen Shin
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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
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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
- Field of work
- philosophy
- Image
- Portrait of Ikkyū by Bokusai.jpg
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- Ikkyū Sōjun
- date of birth
- 1394-02-01
- date of death
- 1481-12-12
- topic's main category
- Category:Ikkyū
- name in native language
- 一休宗純
- cause of death
- malaria
- has works in the collection
- Metropolitan Museum of Art
- name in kana
- いっきゅう そうじゅん
- writing language
- Japanese
- manner of death
- natural causes
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Works in European collections
1 object attributed to Ikkyū Sōjun, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
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.
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