Ton'a
Ton'a ( Japanese 頓 阿 , also Tonna ; * 1289 ; † April 17, 1372 ) was a Japanese waka poet.
Ton'a was born as Nikaidō Sadamune ( 二階 堂 貞 宗 ) into a family of high-ranking military officials, probably in Kyoto . His father Nikaidō Mitsusada served for some time as provincial governor . Ton'a became a lay Buddhist monk at a young age and studied at the Tendai Enryaku-ji Monastery on Mount Hiei . He was probably a follower of the Ji-shu Buddhist school .
As a poet, he belonged to the Nijō School and was a student of the compiler of the Shokusenzai-wakashū , Fujiwara no Tameyo (Nijō Tameyo), who trained him to become one of the leading waka poets and teachers in Kyoto. After Nijō Tameaki's death he himself took over the compilation of the Shinshūi-wakashū collection . In addition to Waka and Renga poems, Tonʻa also wrote literary criticism.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b 三角 洋 一 : 頓 阿 . In: 朝日 日本 歴 史 人物 事 典 at kotobank.jp. Asahi Shimbun Shuppan, accessed March 4, 2012 (Japanese).
- ^ A b c Just Living: Poems and Prose by the Japanese Monk Tonna. (No longer available online.) In: Wisdom Books. Archived from the original on December 23, 2015 ; accessed on March 4, 2012 (English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Just Living: Poems and Prose by the Japanese Monk Tonna (Translations from the Asian Classics). In: Powell's Books. Retrieved April 3, 2012 .
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| SURNAME | Ton'a |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Tonna; 頓 阿 (Japanese); 二階 堂 貞 宗 (Japanese, real name); Nikaidō Sadamune (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1289 |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 17, 1372 |