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Ikkyu


Born
in Kyoto, Japan
December 24, 1393

Died
December 23, 1480

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Ikkyū (1394-1481) was an eccentric, iconoclastic Japanese Zen Buddhist priest and poet. He had a great impact on the infusion of Japanese art and literature with Zen attitudes and ideals.

Average rating: 4.28 · 715 ratings · 89 reviews · 21 distinct worksSimilar authors
Crow With No Mouth: Ikkyu, ...

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Wild Ways: Zen Poems of Ikkyu

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Riehaantunut pilvi ja Luura...

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Ikkyu and the Crazy Cloud A...

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Poemas del monje libertino

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Riehaantunut pilvi

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Skeletterne & et digtudvalg

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Kyōunshū

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Предания о дзэнском монахе ...

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狂雲集〈上〉

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“Like vanishing dew,
a passing apparition
or the sudden flash
of lightning -- already gone --
thus should one regard one's self.”
Ikkyu

“Having no destination,
I am never lost.”
Ikkyu

“Many paths lead from the foot of the mountain, but at the peak we all gaze at the single bright moon.”
Ikkyu