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..."prince of the law," a title held by Imperial princes who have taken the [[tonsure]] *''Nyûdô'' 入道 - a lay-monk or lay-nun; someone who has taken the tonsure in retirement

...dication to Bashô was such that after the master's death, Hattori took the tonsure and became a monk.

...[Maeda Toshinaga|Toshinaga]]. He afterwards went to [[Kyoto]] and took the tonsure.

...ion of her husband Sanetomo, and returned to [[Kyoto]], where she took the tonsure.

...Empress Koken|Empress Kôken]]. Shômu becomes the first emperor to take the tonsure.

...iaki]] committed suicide and Minamata fell, Yoriyasu once more took up the tonsure and remained in a temple for the remainder of his life.

Ichijô-in Den was the 13th son of [[Emperor Reigen]]. He took the tonsure and became a tonsured prince (''[[hoshinno|hôshinnô]]'') in [[1709]]. He

*[[Ashikaga Yoshimitsu]] takes the tonsure.

...e tonsure around [[1313]] and became a ''tonseisha'' (someone who took the tonsure, but didn't truly enter the monastic community or lifestyle), something whi

...aira no Kiyomori]] falls ill, retires from official service, and takes the tonsure.

*1011/6/19 Retired Emperor Ichijô takes the [[tonsure]].

...ujiwara no Kaneie]], falls seriously ill and resigns his posts to take the tonsure.

...mpress Koken|Empress Kôken]]. Shômu was both the first emperor to take the tonsure, and the first emperor to be given a Buddhist funeral. The latter practice

*[[Hojo Masako|Hôjô Masako]] takes the tonsure.

...e nuns were ''[[monzeki]]'' (members of aristocratic families who took the tonsure). The temple was originally located a short distance to the south, but move

...nce]], worth some 20,000 koku ([[1590]]). He had by then already taken the tonsure and now retired in favor of his son Tanenaga. He died on 11/16/1596.

...no]], two court ladies by the names of Matsumushi and Suzumushi took the [[tonsure]] in order to join Anraku and Jûren, angering the emperor in the process.

...anayama families]], and of the [[Ashikaga clan|Ashikaga family]], took the tonsure and resided here. Its abbesses were always taken from the Imperial family,

...raised the daughter of a prominent [[kuge|court noble]] family, took the [[tonsure]] and became a nun at [[Taima-dera]] in [[Nara]]. There, as a result of her

...sations on [[Sarugaku]]"), before retiring from the stage and taking the [[tonsure]] in [[1430]]. His elder brother, [[Kanze Motomasa]], who had succeeded Zea

...opposed by Regent [[Hojo Takatoki|Hôjô Takatoki]]. Morinaga then took the tonsure, but when Takatoki tried to depose Go-Daigo, Morinaga rose an army against

The sculptor Jôchô joined Jôbonrendai-ji when he took the tonsure around the year [[1050]], and founded a [[tatchu|sub-temple]] called Shôme

...oughout his life, he gave up painting, turned to calligraphy, and took the tonsure in 1918.

...akuchu|Itô Jakuchû]] turns over his grocery shop to his brother, takes the tonsure and turns to devoting his life to painting.

...e had no children and returned to her parents' household. After taking the tonsure at age 27, she spent the next thirty years traveling the archipelago; an ad

...ed to Nichiren Buddhism. Upon their release from prison, Kiyonobu took the tonsure, and was given the monastic name Honkô by Nisshin. Honkô then became a ma

...食), a typical honorary role within a [[Zen]] temple. She formally took the tonsure two years later, in [[1733]]/9, as a nun associated with both Hôkyô-ji an

...rn to Shuri, and naming him head of [[tea ceremony]]. Tansui then took the tonsure, and taking on the name Tansui as his monastic name.

Mosui served the lord of [[Okazaki han]] for a time, and later took the tonsure and became a Buddhist priest, living in the area near [[Senso-ji|Sensô-ji]

...y local family involved in maritime trade, some members of whom took the [[tonsure]] and joined Honren-ji as monks.

...He eventually joined Tokugawa at Edo, having taken the name Sôkan and the tonsure. Although remembered as a poor ruler, Ujizane was culturally refined and hi

...aisho Shotai|Saishô Shôtai]] at age seven (in [[1600]]), and then took the tonsure in [[1625]]. He served as a monk at Rokuon-ji and elsewhere before becoming

In [[1859]], he was granted permission to take the tonsure (becoming a Buddhist monk in his retirement) and was sentenced to house con

...an<!--洞観--> of the Okinawan [[Engaku-ji (Okinawa)|Engaku-ji]], he took the tonsure and journeyed to Kyoto to practice at the [[Kyoto Five Mountains|five top Z

...rect great-grandson of Kiyomori. Surviving the [[Genpei War]], he took the tonsure, and devoted himself to Buddhist practice at [[Mt. Takao]]. Even so, Shogun

...a no Michitaka]]; following En'yû's death in [[991]], his empress took the tonsure and took on the name Higashi Sanjô-no-in.

...er a ruling council that governed in such a way, and that he had taken the tonsure. Sadamasa offered to return his lands - Kariya domain - to the shogunate, a

...Buddhist sculptors, the studio's craftsmen were all men who had taken the tonsure.

...son, [[Shimazu Morikuni]], also known as Chûô-ôshô, had already taken the tonsure and become a monk, Hisatoyo returned to [[Kagoshima]] to become Motohisa's

...新史料綱要, vol 3 (1937), 155.</ref> He was then granted permission to take the tonsure (becoming a Buddhist monk in his retirement) and was sentenced to house con

...Mitsunori had been desiring for a long time. At the same time, he took the tonsure, taking the monastic name Jôshô.

...ng national and international expositions. After retirement, he took the [[tonsure]], and later became abbot of a branch temple of [[Miidera]] (Onjôji) under

...a mansion of his older brother Michitomo, who had adopted him. He took the tonsure and became a monk at the age of 13. Michitomo ascended to the post of ''[[D

...a Buddhist temple founded by [[Fujiwara no Michinaga]], who had taken the tonsure, with the intention that he would retire there. It was the first effort by

...the school to his eldest son [[Kanze Motomasa]] in [[1422]] and took the [[tonsure]]; however, Zeami and Motomasa both lost favor with the Shogun shortly afte

...and some 50-100 other domain officials to either be exiled, to take the [[tonsure]] (enter a monastery, retiring from public/official life), or to commit ''[

...tsu practiced ''[[zazen]]'' (seated meditation), and considered taking the tonsure later in life; in [[1382]], he attended a ceremony led by [[Muso Soseki|Mus ...ound where the hair of [[Emperor Go-Mizunoo]] was buried after he took the tonsure. The tower that once stood in connection with this mound burned down in the

...vol 3, 119.</ref> In [[1859]], he was then granted permission to take the tonsure (becoming a Buddhist monk in his retirement) and was sentenced to house con

...e throne as [[Emperor Sanjo|Emperor Sanjô]]. Ichijô then formally took the tonsure and entered retirement on 6/19, but died several days later on 1011/6/22. O

Tadayoshi meanwhile took the tonsure in 1527, taking on the monastic name Jisshinsai, and studied [[Zen]], ''[[w

...|Jôdo shû]] (Pure Land) Buddhism to [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû]]. He took the tonsure at age 14, taking the monastic name Taichû Ryôtei, and then traveled to a

...i]] in [[1580]]. He changed his name to Ryûzan in [[1582]] and took up the tonsure but remained active in court life. Following the death of Nobunaga and dest

...other [[Minamoto no Michitomo]], who had adopted him. Young Dôgen took the tonsure and became a monk at the age of 13.

...es, and left court to be away from her, entering a monastery, she took the tonsure as well in order to follow him.

...or altering that body; the Buddhist custom of shaving the head (taking the tonsure, to enter the monastic lifestyle) runs counter to this. Mouzi explains away

Taking the tonsure and entering [[Jobonrendaiji|Jôbonrendai-ji]] in Kyoto as a monk, he chang

...inamoto]] shôgun in [[1192]]), Masako took up a nun's habit, accepting the tonsure from the priest Gyôyû in [[1199]]. She by no means retired from politics,

...[samurai]] to ever be named ''[[daijo daijin|daijô daijin]]''. He took the tonsure the following year, retiring to his palace at Kinkaku-ji (aka Rokuon-in) in

...however, Shimazu Yoshihisa submitted to Hideyoshi's authority, taking the tonsure and formally surrendering at Taihei-ji<!--泰平寺--> in [[Satsuma Sendai]

...Neo-Confucian scholar [[Ichio Genshin|Ichiô Genshin]], and Bunshi took the tonsure, taking on the monastic name Genshô.

...ving himself from the lordly succession due to poor health, and taking the tonsure in [[1797]], Hôitsu took on the monastic name Monsen Kishin, and set himse

...which Yoshiyasu and his wife [[Soshi Sadako]] ([[1661]]-[[1713]]) took the tonsure.<ref>Clements, 610.</ref>

...[649]], all of the other concubines who had not bore him children took the tonsure and became nuns; Wu somehow managed to remain at (or return to) Court, and

...rent mothers. Of those who did not succeed him as ''tennô'', most took the tonsure, becoming ''[[monzeki]]'' (門跡) abbots or abbesses of prominent Buddhist

...ill in [[1168]] and formally retired from official service; he took the [[tonsure]], becoming a lay-monk and taking the name Jôkai. He retained considerable

...anese poetry. In [[1796]], he was called to official service, and took the tonsure shortly afterwards, continuing to write and to study medicine. Sequels to h Nankei took the [[tonsure]] on [[1796]]/5/11, adopting the Buddhist name Baisen<!--梅仙-->, turning

...in [[1422]] by his son, [[Kanze Motomasa]]. That same year, he took the [[tonsure]], and began conveying his secrets to his sons more fully. In [[1429]], Zea

Takahisa took the [[tonsure]] in [[1566]], making Yoshihisa head of the Shimazu clan at that time. Yosh

...her own parents' household or not, to travel, and so forth. Many took the tonsure in order to cement their new status, independent of any family obligations.