Takuan Sōhō (沢庵 宗彭 December 24 1573 – January 27 1645) was a major figure in the Rinzai school of Zen Buddhism.Takuan Sōhō was born into a family of farmers in the town of Izushi in what was called Tajima province (present-day Hyōgo Prefecture). At the age of 8 in 1581 Takuan began his religious studies; two years later he entered a Buddhist monastery.
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