Sesson Yūbai: The Poet of Quietude Sesson Yūbai (雪村 友梅; 1290 – 14th day of the 1st month, 1347) stands as one of Japan’s most revered Zen Buddhist poets and monks—a figure inextricably linked to the profound aesthetic principles that define the Five Mountains School of Zen. Born in Tokyo during a period of significant cultural exchange between China and Japan, Yūbai's life was marked by rigorous monastic training under the guidance of…