Kabir vs Sesshu Toyo
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Compare the life timelines of Kabir (1440–1518) and Sesshu Toyo (1420–1506) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 66 years, from 1440 to 1506.
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Kabir (1440–1518)
- — Born near Varanasi
- — Raised by a Muslim weaver family
- — Became a disciple of Ramananda
- — Worked as a weaver in Varanasi Verified
- — Composed devotional dohas and songs in vernacular Hindi Verified
- — Criticized ritualism of both Hinduism and Islam Verified
- — Said to have been summoned before Sultan Sikandar Lodi
- — Moved to Maghar late in life
- — Died at Maghar Verified
Sesshu Toyo (1420–1506)
- — Born in Bitchu province Verified
- — Entered Zen monastic life as a boy Verified
- — Trained at Shokoku-ji in Kyoto and studied painting under Tensho Shubun Verified
- — Moved to Suo province under Ouchi patronage Verified
- — Traveled to Ming China with a trade mission Verified
- — Returned to Japan and developed his mature style Verified
- — Completed the Long Landscape Scroll (Sansui Chokan) Verified
- — Painted the View of Ama-no-Hashidate in old age Verified
- — Died, traditionally at the age of 87 Verified