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Ton'a (頓阿, 1289–1372), also read as Tonna; lay name – Nikaidō Sadamune (二階堂貞宗), was a Japanese Buddhist poet who was a student of Nijō Tameyo. Ton'a took a tonsure at Enryaku-ji Temple, but was later associated with the Ji sect (founded by Ippen). He looked up to Saigyō's poetic genius.

Poetry

The following are two of his best-known poems:

naku semi no koe mo hitotsu ni hibikite matsu kage suzushi yama no takitsuse	Crying cicadas are in one voice with the sound that reverberates – cool, in the shade of the pines – from a mountain cascade.[1]

ne ni tatete nageku wa nani zo utsusemi no munashiki yo to wa shiranu mono ka wa	Just what can it be that makes them cry so loudly? But, ah, of course: cicadas would know how empty is this world of the cicada shell.[2]

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Ton'a (頓阿, (né en 1289, mort en 1372?), également épelé Tonna; nom laïc : Nikaidō Sadamune 二階堂貞宗 est un poète bouddhiste japonais, étudiant de Nijō Tameyo 二条為世. Ton'a prend la tonsure au temple Enryaku-ji mais se trouve plus tard associé à la secte Ji 時宗 (fondée par Ippen). Il vénère le génie poétique de Saigyō. Voici deux de ses poèmes les plus connus :

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