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Hakuin Ekaku (1685-1768)
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Hakuin Ekaku (1685-1768)
JAPAN, Shizuoka; Edo period (1615–1868)
Hakuin Ekaku was born Sugiyama Iwajiro in Suruga (present day Shizuoka). He was also known as Korin and was posthumously titled Zen Master Shinki Dokumyo and National Master Shoju. Hakuin was a monk ordained at the age of 15 at Shoinji Temple in Shizuoka, where he would later serve as the abbot. He also received Dharma transmission from Zen Master Dokyu Etan of Shojuan Temple in Nagano.
Hakuin is famously known as the creator of the best-known Japanese koan, or gong'an: What is the sound of one hand clapping." He is also attributed with spearheading the revival of the Rinzai school of Zen Buddhism in Japan. Although he was popular for his unique insights and teaching methods |
