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*''Born: [[1275]]''
*''Died: [[1351]]''
*''Japanese'': 夢窓疎石 ''(Musou Soseki)''
Musô Soseki was a [[Zen]] priest known for having founded a number of temples in [[Kamakura]].
He first traveled to Kamakura from the capital in [[1326]]. As head of [[Jochiji|Jôchiji]], he founded Zuisen-in, now known as [[Zuisenji]]. After becoming the head of [[Engakuji]], he left Kamakura for a time, founding [[Tenryuji|Tenryûji]], [[Saihoji|Saihôji]], [[Shokokuji|Shôkokuji]]<ref>Mason, Penelope. ''History of Japanese Art''. Second Edition. Upper Saddle River NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2005. p224.</ref>, and other temples in the [[Kyoto]] area.
He was well-connected politically, interacting with the likes of [[Emperor Go-Daigo]] and members of the [[Hojo clan|Hôjô]] and [[Ashikaga clan]]s, and is also known as a skilled designer of gardens. He is particularly famous for the gardens at Zuisenji and Saihôji.
==References==
*"Musô Soseki." [http://www.kamakura-burabura.com/jinbutum2.htm#musousoseki Kamakura-Burabura.com]. Accessed 16 December 2009.
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[[Category:Kamakura Period]]
[[Category:Religious Figures]]
*''Died: [[1351]]''
*''Japanese'': 夢窓疎石 ''(Musou Soseki)''
Musô Soseki was a [[Zen]] priest known for having founded a number of temples in [[Kamakura]].
He first traveled to Kamakura from the capital in [[1326]]. As head of [[Jochiji|Jôchiji]], he founded Zuisen-in, now known as [[Zuisenji]]. After becoming the head of [[Engakuji]], he left Kamakura for a time, founding [[Tenryuji|Tenryûji]], [[Saihoji|Saihôji]], [[Shokokuji|Shôkokuji]]<ref>Mason, Penelope. ''History of Japanese Art''. Second Edition. Upper Saddle River NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2005. p224.</ref>, and other temples in the [[Kyoto]] area.
He was well-connected politically, interacting with the likes of [[Emperor Go-Daigo]] and members of the [[Hojo clan|Hôjô]] and [[Ashikaga clan]]s, and is also known as a skilled designer of gardens. He is particularly famous for the gardens at Zuisenji and Saihôji.
==References==
*"Musô Soseki." [http://www.kamakura-burabura.com/jinbutum2.htm#musousoseki Kamakura-Burabura.com]. Accessed 16 December 2009.
<references/>
[[Category:Kamakura Period]]
[[Category:Religious Figures]]