Philosophy as Adventures of Ideas

Week17

(in Japanese)

Kazuyoshi KAMIYAMA2017/1/02

RYKAN (17581831)

Born in Izumozaki (Echigo, now Niigata prefecture)

A quiet and eccentric Zen Buddhist monk who lived much of his life

as a hermit.

Rykan is remembered for his poetry and calligraphy, which

present the essence of Zen life and Japanese mind.

17581831

21616

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mendicancy

RYKAN LOVES CHILDREN

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The thief left it behind:the moonat my window.

1994

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APPENDIX

8(1758)2(1831)

1981

3(1750)

67

5(1755)

4(1775)

61

711

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718

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by

38

1835

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Rykan as hermit.

English translations at Poet Seers.

English translations at Allpoetry.

http://wagen-memo.jugem.jp/?eid=688

http://www.hermitary.com/articles/ryokan.htmlhttp://www.poetseers.org/spiritual_and_devotional_poets/buddhist/ryokan/http://allpoetry.com/poems/by/Taigu Ryokan