Ikkyū
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 543 years ago |
| Date of birth | February 1,1394 |
| Zodiac sign | Aquarius |
| Born | Kyoto |
| Date of died | December 12,1481 |
| Died | Kyotanabe |
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| Japan | |
| Full name | Ikkyū Sōjun |
| Parents | Go-Komatsu |
| Books | Ikkyu Gaikotsu (The Teaching of Skeletons by Ikkyu) |
| School | Rinzai |
| Grandparents | Emperor Go-En'yū |
| Tsūyōmonin no Itsuko | |
| Place of burial | Shūon-an Ikkyū-ji Temple, Kyotanabe, Kyoto, Japan |
| Other name | Shūken |
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| ID | 1680243 |
Ikkyū Life story
Ikkyū was an eccentric, iconoclastic Japanese Zen Buddhist monk and poet. He had a great impact on the infusion of Japanese art and literature with Zen attitudes and ideals, as well as on Zen itself, including breaking Buddhist monastic teachings with his stance against celibacy.
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