Shinjuan (Daitokuji)
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Daitokuji sub-temple built as Ikkyu's residence c.1430, preserving a Murata Juko dry garden and Hasegawa Tohaku sliding-door paintings
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A sub-temple (tatchū) of Daitokuji built during the Eikyo era (1429–1441) by Owa Sorin, a disciple of Ikkyu Sojun, as Ikkyu's residence. Associated with the Zen master Ikkyu, it preserves numerous portrait paintings and calligraphic works by him. The hojo garden "Shichigosan no Niwa" is a Muromachi-period dry landscape said to have been designed by Murata Juko, distinguished by its masterful stone…
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Shinjuan is said to have been founded around 1430 (Eikyo 2) by Owa Sorin, a disciple of the Rinzai Zen master Ikkyu Sojun, as a residence for Ikkyu within the Daitokuji temple complex in Kyoto. Numerous portrait paintings and calligraphic works by Ikkyu are preserved here, making the sub-temple clos…
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Daitokuji, head temple of the Rinzai Daitokuji school, has been the premier sanctuary where Zen and tea converge since its founding in 1324. This article traces the revival by Ikkyu Sojun, the tragedy of Sen no Rikyu, and the refined aesthetics of sub-temples including Kotoin, Obaiin, Shinjuan, and Daisenin, guided by a garden researcher's discerning eye.
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Ikkyū Sōjun
Iconoclast Zen Monk and Poet
Age 36 at founding
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Shinjuan is a sub-temple of Daitokuji built by Owa Sorin, a disciple of Ikkyu Sojun, as Ikkyu's own residence.
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Danila Galperovich
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Beautiful temple with contemporary drawings
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