Gangoku Kankei
Gangoku Kankei 頑極官慶 | |
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Religion | Chán/Zen |
School | Caodong/Sōtō |
Personal | |
Born |
1683 Hizen Province, Japan |
Died | 1767 |
Senior posting | |
Title | Chán master |
Predecessor | Mokushi Soen |
Religious career | |
Students |
Gentō Sokuchū Kokoku Soryu |
Gangoku Kankei (Japanese: 頑極官慶) was a Sōtō Zen priest of the Edo Period. He was the founding abbot of Shinpo-ji temple (新豊寺) in Nagoya Prefecture. The prominent modern Zen teachers Dainin Katagiri and Sawaki Kodo both trace their lineages back to Gangoku.[1]
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