Daido Ichi'i

Daido Ichi'i (Japanese: 大道一以, 1292 - February 26, 1370) was a Japanese monk, poet and artist. He was the 28th abbot of the Tōfuku-ji monastery in Kyoto, founded by Enni Ben'en (1202‒1280). Quotes A tune of non-beingFilling the void:Spring sunSnow whitenessBright cloudsClear wind. Japanese Death Poems. Compiled by Yoel Hoffmann. ISBN 978-0-8048-3179-6. Quotes about Daido Ichi'i The use of circle imagery became increasingly significant in formal portraits of various Zen masters, becoming standard beginning in the fifteenth century, and became known as Ensō-zo (circle portraits). In these images,the master is shown as if contained within a painted “halo”or round window frame within the larger format of the composition. One of the earliest examples is a set of portraits contained in an album depicting twenty-eight patriarchs, each one shown as a bust portrait contained within a round “frame.” The series of portraits begins with the first patriarch, Daruma (Bodhidharma), covered in a red robe... Another example of enso-zo ̄from this period depicts three abbots of To ̄fuku-ji: Enni Ben'en (1202‒1280), Zo ̄zan Junku ̄(1233‒1308), and Daido ̄Ichi'i (1292‒1370). The three masters are shown in half-torso portraiture, grouped together within a painted circle. Compositionally, Enni Ben'en, the founder of To ̄fuku-ji,is positioned slightly above the other two masters/ Audrey Yoshiko Seo. Ensō: Zen Circles of Enlightenment, 2007. External links Q116482757 Category:Poets from Japan Category:14th century deaths Category:Zen Buddhist monks Category:Buddhists from Japan Category:Articles with no corresponding English Wikipedia article