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Creator :
Hakuin Ekaku
Title of the work:
Kannon
Career Outlines :
1684～1768 A monk in the middle Edo period at the Rinzai Sect. Born in Suruga. His pre-name was 神機独妙, then later he became正宗国師. When he was fifteen, he was ordained at the local Zen temple, Shoin-ji, changed his name as Hakuin. He has visited to learn the teaches of 馬翁宗春(Bao Shochiku) at 瑞雲寺(Zuiun-ji) in Mimo, 逸禅(Itsuzen) at 正宗寺(Sosho-ji) in Iyo, 性徹(Shotetsu) at 英岩寺(Eigan-ji) in Eichigo, and others. In 1718 he became the chief monk at 妙心寺(Myoshin-ji). He brought up東嶺円慈(Torei Enji) and 遂翁元盧(Suio Genro). He was succeeded to revive the Rinzai Sect and tought ZEN to public.
Creator :
Arai Hakuseki
Title of the work:
Draft of Chinese poetry in hanging scroll
Career Outlines :
Hakuseki was a Confucian scholar and politician during the beginning and middle of the Edo Period. His given name was Kinmi and his common name was Kankaiyu. He studied under Kinoshita Ju-an, and counseled Shoguns including Tokugawa. Hakuseki was a proficient writer of many books and was considered a prominent scholar. He died in 1726 at the age of 69.
The Emperor Shomu
Career Outlines :
Period: Nara Era-Date 701-756 May 2nd. Specimen: The 45th Emperor. First imperial prince of Emperor Bunbu. The reigned era under the emperor was prosperous one of an ancient law nation, but also faced with crisis of natural calamity and the rebels of clan: Nagaya monarch died of violence from Fujiwara clan. Hikari Akiko, a daughter of Fuhito became the first subject empress. Fujiwara Hirotugu rebelled against prime minister administration. On account of these crisis the emperor for a peace reigns in the nation built the great image of Buddha, and deeply became a believer in Buddha. He also constructed Kokubunji and Kokubunji in whole country, and great image of Buddha in Heijyoukyo Nara.
Kameda Housai
Career Outlines :
A Confucianist of Edo. Given name: Choko. Pseudonym: Zenshindo. He studied Confucianism under Inoue Kinga, and opened its private school. He was a man of uncommon intelligence , and did well in prose and poetry, as well as in calligraphy. As a downtown Confucianism lecture without being a government server throughout his whole life, he lectured the messages to the downtowner, and he was under the eyes as the first leading man of the Five Fiends. Died in 9th year of Bunsei = 1826, at age of 75.
