( 1394 - 1481 )
Review of Zen-Man
Ikkyu by James H. Sanford
by Michael Harings provides an introduction to his life
and dharma
According to James Steinberg, in Love of the God-Man, Ikkyu was among the few Zen priests who argued that his enlightenment ("satori") was deepened by consorting with "pavillion girls". He entered brothels wearing his black robes, since for him sexual intercourse was a religious rite. Stories of his "Crazy-Wise" antics are so widespread that he has become a cult folk-hero in modern Japan.
Ikkyu restored the Myoshoji Temple and renamed it Shuonan to show his respect for the reverend monk Daio-kokushi. The temple was generally known as Ikkyu's hermitage in Takigi, a village halfway between Kyoto and the port town Sakai. The main hall, which was constructed in 1506, is among the oldest examples of Zen-style architecture in Kyoto and Nara. It is now known as Ikkyu-ji Temple * ( 2 ) * ( 3 )
Ikkyu: 15th-century Zen Master
Zen
Art
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bibliography (and excerpts)
Zen-Man Ikkyu
James H. Sanford
Published 1981
( review )
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Unraveling Zen's Red Thread
:
Ikkyu's Controversial Way
Jon Etta Hastings Carter Covell
Published 1981
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Crow
With No Mouth :
Ikkyu
15th Century Zen Master (cover)
Ikkyu, Stephen Berg
Copper Canyon Press, paperback, 1989
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Wild Ways : Zen Poems of Ikkyu
Ikkyu, John Stevens (Translator)
Shambhala Publications, paperback, 1995
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Ikkyu Sojun: A Zen Monk and His Poetry
Sonja Arntzen / Unknown Binding / Published 1973
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Three Zen Masters :
Ikkyu, Hakuin, Ryokan
(Kodansha Biographies)
John Stevens / Paperback / Published 1993
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