Ikkyu - Ikkyu

Japanese: 一休 - いっきゅう

Born: January 1, 1394, Kyoto
[Died] November 21, 1481. A Rinzai sect monk and poet from the early Muromachi period in Yamashiro. His childhood name was Shuken, and his given name was Sojun. His pen names included Kyounshi, Yumei, and Tenkaro Osho. He is said to be the illegitimate son of Emperor Gokomatsu. He entered Ankoku-ji Temple at the age of six, learned how to compose poetry at the age of thirteen, and made a name for himself as a poet by the age of fifteen. He studied calligraphy from Seisōnin, both domestic and foreign, and entered Saikane-ji Temple at the age of seventeen to study under Ken'ō Soei. After his death, he followed Kasō Soton in Katada, Omi. He became the chief priest of Daitoku-ji Temple in 1474, but retired soon after, living in Shuon-an in Takigi, Yamashiro, and other places. He resented the decadence of Zen Buddhism in general, and often behaved eccentrically, but he had a witty personality and was revered by both the court and the public. His calligraphy was unique even among the Zen temples of the Muromachi period, and the "Geshon" he gave to his disciple Shosho is still extant. He wrote "Jikaishu" (55), "Kyouunshu" (before 81), and "Zoku Kyounshu".

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Japanese:

[生]応永1(1394).1.1. 京都
[没]文明13(1481).11.21. 山城
室町時代前期の臨済宗の僧，詩人。幼名は周建。諱 (いみな) は宗純。号は狂雲子，夢閨，天下老和尚など。後小松天皇の落胤といわれる。6歳で安国寺に入り，13歳で作詩法を学び，15歳の頃には詩人として名をなしたという。清叟仁について内外の書を学び，17歳のとき，西金寺に入って謙翁宗為に師事，没後，近江堅田の華叟 (かそう) 宗曇についた。文明6 (1474) 年に大徳寺住持となったが，まもなく退き，山城薪 (たきぎ) の酬恩庵などに住んだ。禅宗一般の退廃を憤り，奇矯な行状が多かったが，性格は洒脱で，朝野の崇敬を受けた。また彼の墨跡は室町禅林のなかでも異色ある書風を示し，弟子紹省に与えた『偈頌』が現存する。著書『自戒集』 (55) ，『狂雲集』 (81以前) ，『続狂雲集』。

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