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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
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• Hattori Ransetsu
  ...dication to Bashô was such that after the master's death, Hattori took the tonsure and became a monk.
  421 bytes (58 words) - 20:59, 22 November 2014
• Maeda Toshimasa
  ...[Maeda Toshinaga|Toshinaga]]. He afterwards went to [[Kyoto]] and took the tonsure.
  725 bytes (94 words) - 05:20, 5 April 2012
• Bomon Nobuko
  ...ion of her husband Sanetomo, and returned to [[Kyoto]], where she took the tonsure.
  506 bytes (66 words) - 00:01, 24 June 2019
• 749
  ...Empress Koken|Empress Kôken]]. Shômu becomes the first emperor to take the tonsure.
  651 bytes (77 words) - 17:28, 5 February 2012
• Indo Yoriyasu
  ...iaki]] committed suicide and Minamata fell, Yoriyasu once more took up the tonsure and remained in a temple for the remainder of his life.
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• Ichijo-in Den
  Ichijô-in Den was the 13th son of [[Emperor Reigen]]. He took the tonsure and became a tonsured prince (''[[hoshinno|hôshinnô]]'') in [[1709]]. He
  604 bytes (84 words) - 12:01, 28 March 2014
• 1395
  *[[Ashikaga Yoshimitsu]] takes the tonsure.
  516 bytes (60 words) - 19:41, 22 October 2013
• Yoshida Kenko
  ...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
  2 KB (303 words) - 19:22, 27 November 2017
• 1168
  ...aira no Kiyomori]] falls ill, retires from official service, and takes the tonsure.
  623 bytes (74 words) - 23:34, 31 July 2014
• 1011
  *1011/6/19 Retired Emperor Ichijô takes the [[tonsure]].
  785 bytes (86 words) - 04:08, 9 April 2012
• 990
  ...ujiwara no Kaneie]], falls seriously ill and resigns his posts to take the tonsure.
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• Emperor Shomu
  ...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
  2 KB (313 words) - 05:42, 19 September 2016
• 1199
  *[[Hojo Masako|Hôjô Masako]] takes the tonsure.
  650 bytes (75 words) - 01:42, 10 June 2013
• Reikan-ji
  ...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
  1 KB (208 words) - 14:27, 5 April 2012
• Akizuki Tanezane
  ...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.
  1 KB (174 words) - 11:08, 25 January 2008
• Honen-in
  ...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.
  1 KB (223 words) - 06:08, 7 March 2012
• Jiju-in
  ...anayama families]], and of the [[Ashikaga clan|Ashikaga family]], took the tonsure and resided here. Its abbesses were always taken from the Imperial family,
  1 KB (229 words) - 20:57, 24 January 2012
• Chujo-hime
  ...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
  874 bytes (135 words) - 12:30, 29 September 2017
• Kanze Motoyoshi
  ...sations on [[Sarugaku]]"), before retiring from the stage and taking the [[tonsure]] in [[1430]]. His elder brother, [[Kanze Motomasa]], who had succeeded Zea
  986 bytes (142 words) - 16:08, 19 February 2014

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