RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Ikkyū

1394 - 1481

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Ikkyū (一休宗純, Ikkyū Sōjun; February 1, 1394 – December 12, 1481) was an eccentric, iconoclastic Japanese Zen Buddhist monk and poet. He 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ikkyū is the 1,120th most popular religious figure (down from 969th in 2019), the 414th most popular biography from Japan (down from 307th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Japanese Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Ikkyū ranks 1,120 out of 3,187. Before him are Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows, Óscar Rodríguez Maradiaga, Beniamino Stella, Pope Dioscorus I of Alexandria, La Voisin, and Henry of Latvia. After him are Youssef Absi, Gianna Beretta Molla, José Saraiva Martins, Antipope Gregory VI, Elon, and Günter Guillaume.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1394, Ikkyū ranks 9. Before him are Ulugh Beg, Charles, Duke of Orléans, James I of Scotland, Cymburgis of Masovia, Sidi Boushaki, and Philippa of England. After him are Basil Valentine, Ashikaga Yoshinori, and Antonio Beccadelli. Among people deceased in 1481, Ikkyū ranks 5. Before him are Mehmed the Conqueror, Christian I of Denmark, Afonso V of Portugal, and Lekë Dukagjini. After him are Axayacatl, Bartolomeo Platina, Agostino di Duccio, Charles IV of Anjou, Barbara of Brandenburg, Marquise of Mantua, Francesco Filelfo, and Afonso Gonçalves Baldaia.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Ikkyū ranks 414 out of 6,245. Before him are Koji Funamoto (1942), Shiro Misaki (null), Empress Teimei (1884), Daigoro Kondo (1907), Terauchi Masatake (1852), and Nagisa Oshima (1932). After him are Shigemaru Takenokoshi (1906), Emperor Go-Toba (1180), Yoshinobu Ishii (1939), Saburō Sakai (1916), Emperor Go-Shirakawa (1127), and Kido Takayoshi (1833).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Japan

Among religious figures born in Japan, Ikkyū ranks 11. Before him are Empress Meishō (1624), Benkei (1155), Abe no Seimei (921), Sen no Rikyū (1522), Mikao Usui (1865), and Yamamoto Tsunetomo (1659). After him are Eisai (1141), Saichō (767), Shinran (1173), Dom Justo Takayama (1552), Shunryū Suzuki (1904), and Kōdō Sawaki (1880).

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