Hōjō Tokimune

Hōjō Tokimune (Japanese北 条 时 宗, * 1251, † 1284) was the eighth Shikken ( regent ) of the Kamakura shogunate and ruled from 1268 to 1284 He is best known as the designer of defense and leader of the Japanese forces in the defense of the two Mongol invasions. in Japan, with the battle of Bun'ei and the Battle of Kouan and a subsequent typhoon ( " Kamikaze " ) were repulsed.

Born as the eldest son of the regent Hōjō Tokiyori Tokimune was 18 years for Shikken. He is awarded the merit that the Zen Buddhism first in Kamakura, and later in Kyoto and throughout Japan, especially among the samurai, firmly established.

Tokimune wanted to defeat the cowardice and asked his Zen master, Bucco, for advice. Bukko replied that he should meditate in order to find the source of cowardice in itself.

When the Mongols invaded Japan, Tokimune went to Bucco and said: "Finally the biggest event of my life is there. " Bucco asked: " Katsu ", "How you want to put yourself to him ," cried Tokimune ("! Victory ") as if he wanted to put all the enemies in fear before him. Bucco said with satisfaction: "It is true that the son of a lion roars like a lion. "

As Tokimune died Bukkom said that he was a Bodhisattva, have paid attention to the welfare of the people, no signs of joy or anger betrayed and studied Zen so that he had attained enlightenment.