Tuesday, November 2, 2010

your own true name

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Fugai Ekun (1558-1664) was a Zen monk and artist about whom there are only sketchy details. 

But enough is known to say that "Fugai" means "beyond the wind, " a name that suits each of us down to the ground.
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  1. AnonymousNovember 2, 2010 at 10:30 AM

    Don't know if it's appropriate to say "beyond the wind" suits us all but Fugai did some nice artwork, IMO. Check some of it out Artist Fugai

    BTW -- Some reading this blog like hermit monks. At one point Fugai was an abbot who became (or maybe had to become!) a cave and hut dweller modeling himself after the legends of Bodhidharma. Bodhidharma became one his is favorite subjects as well.

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  2. John KristiansenNovember 2, 2010 at 10:20 PM

    Sweet! I wish I could look like that. I have in the past, but now I have less hair. Just had to shave the face. Heads just bald. Oh well, well oh.

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