Hakuin Ekaku, Japanese Zen Monk(1686-1768)

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Just the Facts:

• Name: Hakuin Ekaku
• Birth: January 19, 1686, Hara-juku, now Numazu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
• Death: January 18, 1768, Hara, Nagano Prefecture, Japan
• Language: Japanese
• Who he was: Japanese Zen monk; Itsumadegusa (Wild Ivy); commentaries, sermons, and letters

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