Ikku Sudzyun (1394-1481) is perhaps the most famous Zenean monk in Japan. According to the most famous version, he was the son of Emperor Go-Komatsu from the court lady of the southern court, but after the restoration of the North and Southern courtyards, he was exiled along with his mother to the land of the saga, to Kyusu, as an ascycag-unscalous contender for the throne.
During his life, Ikku met with many people, who turned out to be at the origins of the culture of the Muromati era, the actor, the author of the plays and the creator of the aesthetic theory of the theater “But” Zaami Motokyo (1363-1443), met with the author of plays by the Zentica (1405-1471), who widely used Zen philosophy in his plays. Murat Dzyuko (1422-1502), one of the creators of the tea ceremony, studied Zen with Ikku. Ikku hobbies were extremely versatile, he was engaged in the addition of Chinese verses, calligraphy, monochrome painting, played on the Flate Sakuhati and created compositions for her. Thus, Ikku not only with a sermon extended the Zan’s gaze to …
Editor
Smolyakov S.V.
Translator
Onishchenko Vyacheslav
Artist
Losev P.P.
Publisher
Hyperion, 2014
Genre
Culture and art figures
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