Anpō

Anpō (安 法, Anpō) was a Buddhist monk and Japanese poet who lived in the middle of the Heian era, specifically during the second half of the 10th century. His name before his conversion was Minamoto no Shitagō (源 趁, Minamoto no Shitagō) (not to be confused with the poet Minamoto no Shitagō, who lived in the same period and considered one of the thirty-six immortals of poetry). His father was Minamoto no Hajime and his mother was the daughter of Ōnakatomi no Yasunori. He was grandson of Minamoto no Tōru. He is considered as one of the thirty-six poets included in the anthological list Chūko Sanjūrokkasen.

He became a Buddhist monk after the family fortune was wasted thanks to his father and decided to live in the residence of Wakara no In. He was appointed Bettō of the Tennō-ji Temple around 989.

As a waka poet, he participated in a contest in 962. He had artistic relations with the poets Minamoto no Shitagō, Kiyohara no Motosuke, Taira no Kanemori, and the monk Egyō. He made a personal collection of poems in the Anpō Hōshi-shū (安 法 法師 集, 'Anpō Hōshi-shū'). Twelve poems were included in various imperial anthologies, from the Shūi Wakashū.

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