Gisan Tonin (義山等仁)

Gisan Tonin

1386 – 1462

Gisan Tonin (1386–1462) is recorded in the historiography of the medieval / early-modern Japanese Sōtō branch-temple network as an abbot in its transmission lineage. The surviving record preserves his lineage placement; little distinctive doctrinal material from his teaching is preserved in modern scholarship^[1].

Names

dharma · enGisan Tonin

alias · zh義山等仁

Disciples of Gisan Tonin 1 named

Shogaku Kenryuprimary · Unknown – 1485

Teachers and lineage of Gisan Tonin

Teacher / root master:

Chuzan RyounRoot teacher / master · 1350 – 1432

Full lineage of Gisan Tonin →

Other masters in Sōtō

Koun Ejō1198 – 1280
Dōgen1200 – 1253
Jakuen1207 – 1299
Tettsū Gikai1219 – 1309
Keizan Jōkin1264 – 1325
Gasan Joseki1275 – 1366

Master Record Sources

datesZen Editorial Overlay - Originals Curation
1386-1462
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nameZen Editorial Overlay - Originals Curation
Gisan Tonin
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schoolZen Editorial Overlay - Originals Curation
Soto
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teachersZen Editorial Overlay - Originals Curation
Chuzan Ryoun (Terebess Harada profile - Dharma lineage)
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