Ikeda Tsugumasa Explained
Ikeda Tsugumasa (1702–1776) (池田継政) was a daimyō of Okayama during the Edo period of Japan, and head of the Ikeda clan.[1] [2] He was the father of Ikeda Munemasa, who would become daimyō following his father's retirement in 1752. His father was Ikeda Tsunamasa, and Tsuguasa made additions to the Kōraku-en gardens that his father built in Okayama.[3] His childhood name was Shigetaro (茂太郎) later Minechiyo (峯千代).
He was in contact with the Rinzai monk Hakuin Ekaku, whom he first heard lecture on the Diamond Sūtra in Okayama in 1751.[4] Hakuin wrote the kana hōgo Yabukôji for the Lord,[5] and Hebi ichigo (辺鄙以知吾).[6]
Family
- Father: Ikeda Tsunamasa
- Mother: Eiko-in
- Wife: Kazuhime
- Concubine: Yoshiki’in
- Children:
Notes and References
- Book: Yampolsky, Philip B. . 159 . The Lord of Okayama Castle is Ikeda Tsugumasa (1702-1776). He retired in the twelfth month of 1752. . The Zen Master Hakuin: Selected Writings . . 9780231060417 . 1971.
- Book: Yoshizawa, Katsushiro . Although the Daimyo's name is deleted from the printed edition of the book, we know from the surviving manuscript that he was Lord Ikeda Tsugumasa (1702-1776), the Daimyo of Okayama. . 51 . The Religious Art of Zen Master Hakuin . 2009 . Norman . Waddell . 9781458758835 . Counterpoint LLC.
- News: Garden's scenic spots : Korakuen - One of the Three Great Gardens of Japan . https://web.archive.org/web/20170106015053/http://www.okayama-korakuen.jp/english/info/index.html . January 6, 2017 . Yuishinzan Hill was built when Ikeda Tsugumasa took over from his father Ikeda Tsunamasa. It changed the flat landscape of the garden, giving it a more sculptured aspect. Yuishin-do is located on one side of the hill, and plants such as azaleas and rhododendrons are planted there to match the rock work on the slopes. Their seasonal red and white flowers adorn the area. . Okayama Korakuen.
- Book: Tanahashi, Kazuaki . "Spearflowers" was originally a letter to Tsugumasa Ikeda, Lord of Okayama, Bizen Provence. Ikeda first heard Hakuin lecture on a twelfth-century Chinese commentary on the Diamond Sūtra in Okayama in 1751 . Penetrating Laughter: Hakuin's Zen & Art . . 9780879519520 . 1984 . 19.
- Book: Baroni, Helen Josephine . The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Zen Buddhism . 376 . . 2002 . 9780823922406 . Yabukôji . A kana hōgo written by Hakuin Ekaku (1685-1768) for Ikeda Tsugumasa (1702-1776), the daimyō, or lord of Okayama in 1753. .
- News: Hebi ichigo . International Research Institute for Zen Buddhism . December 19, 2003 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170106031342/http://iriz.hanazono.ac.jp/k_room/k_room01c_26.en.html . January 6, 2017 . This work is written in the form of a letter to Ikeda Tsugumasa, daimyō of the Okayama domain. . Katsuhiro . Yoshizawa.
