Takuan Sōhō (沢庵宗彭, December 24, 1573 – January 27, 1645). Japanese Buddhist prelate who lived during the Sengoku, a period of civil wars, and the early Edo periods of Japanese history.
The Unfettered Mind
During the 17th century, Takuan Soho (1573-1645), a practicing Buddhist Japanese monk, wrote a series of treatis...