Obaku no Sanpitsu
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is a name given to a group of three famous Chinese calligraphers who lived in Japan:
They are all connected with the Ōbaku school of Zen Buddhism
. Analogous groups of famous calligraphers include the Sanseki
and Sanpitsu
.
- Ingen RyūkiIngenIngen Ryūki was a Chinese Linji Chán Buddhist monk, poet, and calligrapher....
, 隱元隆琦 1592-1673 - Mokuan ShōtōMuyanMuyan was a Chinese Chan monk who followed his master Yinyuan Longqi to Japan in 1654....
,木庵性瑫 1611-1684 - Sokuhi NyoitsuSokuhi Nyoitsuwas a Buddhist monk of the Obaku Zen sect, and was also an accomplished poet and calligrapher. His teacher Ingen Ryūki, Mokuan Shōtō and Sokuhi were together known as the "Three Brushes of Ōbaku" or Ōbaku no Sanpitsu.-China:...
, 即非如一 1616-1671
They are all connected with the Ōbaku school of Zen Buddhism
Obaku (school of Buddhism)
The , is , one of three sects of Zen in Japanese Buddhism.-History:Often termed the third sect of Zen Buddhism in Japan, it was established in 1661 by a small faction of masters from China and their Japanese students at Manpuku-ji in Uji, Japan.Today Manpuku-ji serves as the Ōbaku's head temple,...
. Analogous groups of famous calligraphers include the Sanseki
Sanseki
The term Sanseki or "three [brush] traces" is used in Japanese to refer to a group of three famous Heian period calligraphers:*Ono no Michikaze, known as Yaseki from the character 野 in his name....
and Sanpitsu
Sanpitsu
The term Sanpitsu or "three brushes" is used in Japanese to refer to a group of three famous Heian period calligraphers:*Emperor Saga 嵯峨天皇, 786–842.*Kūkai 空海, 774–835.*Tachibana no Hayanari, 橘逸勢 c...
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