Enkū
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(1632–1695) was a Japanese Buddhist monk, poet and sculptor during the early Edo period. He was born in Mino Province (present-day Gifu Prefecture) and is famous for carving thousands of wooden statues of the Buddha and other Buddhist icons, many of which were given in payment for lodging on his pilgrimages to temples throughout Japan.
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It sits within the topics 1632 births, 1695 deaths and Buddhist clergy of the Edo period.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1885
- Died
- 1949
- Works
- 12
Top works
- Hōyō gyōji gaisetsu
- 蓮如上人
- Ideorogī no hassei
- Shūkyō minzokugaku
- Tenkanki no shūkyō
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Key facts
- Religious biography.name
- Enkū
- Religious biography.image
- Enkū.jpg
- Religious biography.birth_date
- 1632
- Religious biography.birth_place
- Mino Province, Japan
- Religious biography.death_date
- 1695
- Religious biography.death_place
- Miroku-ji temple, Seki, Gifu, Japan
- Religious biography.religion
- Buddhism
- Religious biography.school
- Tendai Jimonshu
- Religious biography.successor
- Encho
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Encyclopedic overview
9 sectionsContents
- Biography
- Childhood
- Yamabushi practice
- Carvings
- Poetry
- See also
- Further reading
- References
- External links
(1632–1695) was a Japanese Buddhist monk, poet and sculptor during the early Edo period. He was born in Mino Province (present-day Gifu Prefecture) and is famous for carving thousands of wooden statues of the Buddha and other Buddhist icons, many of which were given in payment for lodging on his pilgrimages to temples throughout Japan.
==Biography== ===Childhood=== The most credible source has Enkū born in 1632 on the banks of the Kisogawa in central Japan in Mino Province (present-day Gifu Prefecture). His family was poor and, under the tightly controlled regime of the Tokugawa shōguns, there was little prospect of any kind of advancement. Social status, occupation, even religious affiliation, were rigidly prescribed. Travel was restricted. Tradition recounts that his mother was washed away and drowned in a river flood, probably when he was seven years old.
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