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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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Key facts
- Religious biography.name
- Ikkyū Sōjun
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- Portrait of Ikkyū by Bokusai.jpg
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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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Article
12 sectionsContents
- Biography
- Childhood
- Training and enlightenment
- Vagabond
- Sex as a form of Zen practice
- Legacy
- In popular culture
- Notes
- See also
- References
- Sources
- External links
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.