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Daitokuji Temple: Master Shuho Myocho
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Daitokuji Temple: Master Shuho Myocho
JAPAN, Kyoto; Nanbokucho period (1336-1392), dated 1334; Ink and color on silk; 115.5 x 56.7 cm
Master Shuho Myocho was born in 1282 and died in 1337. He learned the Dharma from Master Shomyo, and went on to become a great master in his own right, spreading and developing the Rinzai Zen school in Japan. He founded Daitokuji Temple in Kyoto, and converted Emperor Hanazono (reigned 1308-1318) and Emperor Go-Daigo (reigned 1318-1339) to Buddhism. After his death, he was granted the posthumous title of National Master Daito." This portrait was made in 1334 |
