Shuho Myocho
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Shūhō Myōchō (宗峰妙超, ur. 1283, zm. 1338), aka Daitō Kokushi (大燈 國 師), was a Japanese Zen master of the Rinzai school. He was the second patriarch of the Ōtōkan-lineage, and founder and first abbot of the Daitoku-ji (大德寺) in Kyōto, one of Japan's most important temples.
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Shūhō Myōchō / Daitō Kokushi | |
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Title | Zen Master, National Daitō Teacher |
Personal | |
Born | 1283 |
Died | 1 January 1338(1338-01-01) (aged 55) Daitoku-ji, Kyoto, Japan |
Religion | Buddhism |
School | Rinzai |
Senior posting | |
Teacher | Nanpo Shōmyō |
Predecessor | Rujing |
Successor | Kanzan Egen |
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