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Hakuin Ekaku (白隠 慧鶴, January 19, 1686 – January 18, 1769) was one of the most influential figures in Japanese Zen Buddhism, who regarded bodhicitta, working for the benefit of others, as the ultimate concern of Zen-training.
Hakuin Ekaku (1686-1768) was a prominent Zen Buddhist teacher and artist in the Edo period. He is known for reviving the Rinzai school, creating calligraphy paintings, and having a self-portrait.
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Hakuin (born Jan. 19, 1686, Hara, Suruga province, Japan—died Jan. 18, 1769, Hara) was a priest, writer, and artist who helped revive Rinzai Zen Buddhism in Japan. Hakuin joined the Rinzai Zen sect about 1700.
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A hanging scroll by the Japanese Zen painter Hakuin Ekaku, depicting the Indian monk who brought Zen to China. The inscription is enigmatic and may relate to the practice of koan, or paradoxical dialogues.
Hakuin Ekaku (1685-1768) is widely acknowledged as the most important Zen Buddhist master of the past 500 years. He was also the most influential Zen artist of Edo-period (1615-1868) Japan, but unlike the highly studied monk painters of earlier centuries, he received no formal artistic training beyond the basic skills in handling brush, ink ...
Learn about Hakuin Ekaku, one of the most influential figures in Japanese Zen Buddhism. He transformed the Rinzai school with his emphasis on koan practice, enlightenment experiences, and social role.
Hakuin Ekaku 白隠慧鶴 Japanese. mid-18th century. Not on view. This oversize rendition of the character for “virtue” (toku 徳) reflects the exuberant spiritual energy projected by Ekaku, who was one of the foremost proponents of the revival of the Rinzai sect of Zen Buddhism in late Edo-period Japan.
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