Takuan Sōhō

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Takuan Sōhō was a prominent 17th-century Japanese Zen Buddhist monk, philosopher, and calligrapher known for his influential writings on Zen and the martial arts and his role as an advisor to samurai and shogunate leaders.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Buddhist reformer
Japanese Zen Buddhist monk
Rinzai Zen monk
calligrapher
philosopher
writer
advisorTo Tokugawa shogunate figures
Yagyū Munenori NERFINISHED
samurai leaders
associatedWith Daitoku-ji NERFINISHED
Edo period NERFINISHED
Tokugawa shogunate NERFINISHED
birthYear 1573
centuryActive 17th century
countryOfCitizenship Japan
deathYear 1645
ethnicity Japanese
field Japanese aesthetics
Zen Buddhism NERFINISHED
calligraphy
martial arts theory
givenNameAtBirth Takuan NERFINISHED
honorificTitle Sōhō NERFINISHED
influenced Japanese swordsmanship
Yagyū Munenori NERFINISHED
bushidō thought
influencedBy Chinese Chan Buddhism NERFINISHED
Rinzai Zen tradition NERFINISHED
knownFor advising shogunate leaders
influence on samurai ethics
treatise “The Unfettered Mind” NERFINISHED
writings on Zen and martial arts
languageOfWork Classical Japanese
legacy impact on later martial arts philosophy
integration of Zen with martial disciplines
mainInterest Zen practice
ethics
martial arts philosophy
mind and consciousness
name Takuan Sōhō NERFINISHED
nativeName 沢庵宗彭 NERFINISHED
notableWork Fudōchi Shinmyōroku NERFINISHED
Reiroshu NERFINISHED
Taiaki NERFINISHED
The Unfettered Mind NERFINISHED
occupation Zen monk
calligrapher
philosopher
tea master
writer
philosophicalConcept immovable mind (fudōshin)
no-mind (mushin)
non-attachment in action
religion Buddhism
religiousSchool Rinzai Zen NERFINISHED
styleOfCalligraphy Zen calligraphy

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Sengaku-ji Temple foundedBy Takuan Sōhō
subject surface form: Sengaku-ji