Ikkyū Sōjun

Also known as Crazy Cloud, Sodzi︠u︡n, Kyōun, Sojun Ikkyu, Ikkyū Kyōun, Kyounshi, Ikkyū Oshō, Sōjun

thumb|right|240px|Buddhist verse by Ikkyū

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Having Once Paused
Im Garten der Schonen Shin

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Country: JP

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Crazy Cloud Anthology
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Religious biography.name: Ikkyū Sōjun
Religious biography.image: Portrait of Ikkyū by Bokusai.jpg
Religious biography.alias: Shūken
Religious biography.dharma name: Ikkyū Sōjun
Religious biography.birth_date: February 1, 1394
Religious biography.birth_place: Kyoto, Japan
Religious biography.death_date: December 12, 1481 (aged 87)
Religious biography.death_place: Kyōtanabe, Kyoto
Religious biography.religion: Buddhism
Religious biography.school: Rinzai
Religious biography.title: Zen master
Religious biography.predecessor: Kaso

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Image: Portrait of Ikkyū by Bokusai.jpg

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Commons category: Ikkyū Sōjun
date of birth: 1394-02-01
date of death: 1481-12-12
name in native language: 一休宗純
name in kana: いっきゅうそうじゅん

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Works in European collections

1 object attributed to Ikkyū Sōjun, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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Biography
Childhood
Training and enlightenment
Vagabond
Sex as a form of Zen practice
Legacy
In popular culture
Notes
See also
References
Sources
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thumb|right|240px|Buddhist verse by Ikkyū

was a Japanese Zen Buddhist monk and poet who had a great impact on the infusion of Japanese art and literature with Zen attitudes and ideals. He is perhaps best known for his radical approach to Zen, which included breaking Buddhist monastic precepts and his stance against celibacy.