Taigu Ryōkan (1758–1831): The "Great Fool" of Japan.
A gentle hermit monk who preferred playing ball with village children to teaching in formal temples. (Details)
Ikkyū Sōjun (1394–1481): "Crazy Cloud"
A Zen Master who loved drink and the company of many women. Believed to be an unacknowledged imperial bastard.
Ikkyu spent eight decades attacking the corrupt self righteous religious establishment. (Details)