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Visiting My Hero's Stomping Grounds: Ikkyu's Temple (Patreon)

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2024-05-15 06:32:33

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Ikkyu Sojun JAPANESE HISTORY Japan Japanese Culture Zen Zen Buddhism

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I just published a mini-episode (see the post under this one) but just a few hours later I'm back on Patreon :) If you are in the mood, here's a link about something I wrote on my recent visit to Ikkyu's temple, just outside of Kyoto. Plenty of photos too.

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Visiting My Hero's Stomping Grounds: Ikkyu's Temple

With unfailing regularity, I get asked which of the many historical figures I have covered in my work fascinates me most. With equal regularity, I reply "Ikkyu." In case you are not familiar with Ikkyu and you need a quick primer, here are two options: