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Last updated on November 25, 2024.
Imagawa Sadayo, also known as Imagawa Ryōshun, was a renowned Japanese poet and military commander who served as tandai ("constable") of Kyūshū under the Ashikaga bakufu from 1371 to 1395. His father, Imagawa Norikuni, had been a supporter of the first Ashikaga shōgun, Ashikaga Takauji, and for his services had been granted the position of constable of Suruga Province. This promotion increased the prestige of the Imagawa family considerably, and they remained an important family through to the Edo period.
One should not be envious of someone who has prospered by unjust deeds. Nor should he disdain someone who has fallen while adhering to the path of righteousness.
Just as water will conform to the shape of the vessel that contains it, so will a man follow the good and evil of his companions.