Mokushiki Gogyo Myoman - Mokushiki Gogyo Myoman

Japanese: 木喰五行明満 - もくじきごぎょうみょうまん

Born: 1718 (Kyoho 3)
[Died] Bunka 7 (1810).6.5.
A wandering monk from Kai who created many Buddhist sculptures during the Edo period. He became a monk in 1739 at the age of 22. In 1762 he received the Mokujiki precepts from Mokujiki Kankai. He traveled around the country throughout his life, sculpting over 1,000 Buddhist statues as an act of faith, and his posthumous works are widely distributed. His sculptures, along with those of Enku, brought a breath of fresh air to the world of sculpture during the Edo period, when it was in decline.

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Japanese:

[生]享保3(1718)
[没]文化7(1810).6.5.
江戸時代，仏像彫刻を多く残した遊行僧。甲斐の人。元文4 (1739) 年 22歳で出家。宝暦 12 (62) 年木喰観海より木喰戒を受ける。生涯を通じて全国を行脚，信仰の行として 1000体以上の仏像を彫刻し，遺作の分布も広い。彼の彫刻は江戸時代の衰退した彫刻界にあって，円空とともに新風を吹込んだ。

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