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江雪宗立筆五大字「地獄立目前」

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Date
制作年 AD17
Title
コウセツソウリュウヒツゴダイジ
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Institute of Oriental Classics (Shido Bunko) Campus Mita
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AW-CEN-001269-0000
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慶應義塾(センチュリー赤尾コレクション)

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Handwriting Rectangle Art Paint Wood

Kosetsu Soryu (1595-1666) was a Rinzai Zen monk of the early Edo Period. Born in Izumi (Osaka Prefecture), he first joined the Kyokuren-Sha, a temple dedicated to Amitabha (Jp. Amida), where he took a tonsure. Then he went to study under Takuan Soho (1573-1645) and later became an heir to Kogetsu Sogan (1574-1643). He was promoted to head the Daitokuji Temple in 1644 at 50 years of age (181st bishop). He served at the Tokaiji Temple in Shinagawa (Tokyo), which had been founded by Takuan Soho, taking turns to handle temple affairs, and was instrumental in building Buddhist halls and residences attached to various temples across the nation. He died at 72 years and was posthumously given the honorable name of Daiko-Chikai-Zenji by Emperor Gosai (1637-85).The five huge characters teach that the kugai, or the world of suffering or the hell to which one is condemned due to one’s own vicious conduct, is a present and imminent danger in our daily life. The dignified calligraphy is true to the Zen spirit and this one is among the most outstanding extant works executed by Kosetsu Soryu.

The hell is a present and imminent danger in our daily life.

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AW-CEN-001269-0000
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慶應義塾(センチュリー赤尾コレクション)

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Institute of Oriental Classics (Shido Bunko)
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