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Buddhist : Zen / Chan

15th Century

About Ikkyu (Ikkyu Sojun)

Timeline (1394 - 1481)

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English version by
John Stevens

Original Language
Japanese

A Fisherman

Themes

Moon

Night

Water

Recommended Books

	Crow With No Mouth: Fifteenth Century Zen Master Ikkyu, Translated by Stephen Berg
	The Poetry of Zen: (Shambhalla Library), Edited by Sam Hamill / Edited by J. P. Seaton
	Wild Ways: Zen Poems of Ikkyu, Translated by John Stevens
	Zen Poetry: Let the Spring Breeze Enter, Translated by Lucien Stryk / Translated by Takashi Ikemoto

Studying texts and stiff meditation can make you lose your Original Mind.
A solitary tune by a fisherman, though, can be an invaluable treasure.
Dusk rain on the river, the moon peeking in and out of the clouds;
Elegant beyond words, he chants his songs night after night.

-- from Wild Ways: Zen Poems of Ikkyu, Translated by John Stevens

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About Ikkyu (Ikkyu Sojun)

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