Takuan Sōhō
1573
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1646
photo credits: Wikimedia Commons
country of citizenship: Japan
languages spoken, written or signed: Japanese
occupation: writer, calligrapher, painter, Zen master
Takuan Sōhō (沢庵 宗彭, December 24, 1573 – January 27, 1645) was a Japanese Buddhist prelate during the Sengoku and early Edo Periods of Japanese history. He was a major figure in the Rinzai school of Zen Buddhism. Noted for his calligraphy, poetry, tea ceremony, he is also popularly credited with the invention of the takuan pickled radish. Source: Wikipedia (en)
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