Gisan Zenrai (儀山善来)

Gisan Zenrai

1802 – 1878

Gisan Zenrai is recorded in the historiography of the post-Daitō / Myōshin-ji Rinzai transmission lines as a transmission figure in its lineage. The surviving record preserves his place in the line; little distinctive doctrinal material from his teaching is preserved in modern scholarship^[1].

Names

dharma · enGisan Zenrai

alias · zh儀山善来

Disciples of Gisan Zenrai 3 named

Kosen Imakitaprimary · 1816 – 1892
Tekisui Gibokuprimary · 1822 – 1899
Sohan Genyodisputed · 1848 – 1922

Teachers and lineage of Gisan Zenrai

Teacher / root master:

Taigen ShigenRoot teacher / master · 1768 – 1837

Full lineage of Gisan Zenrai →

Other masters in Rinzai

Myoan Eisai1141 – 1215
Shinchi Kakushin1207 – 1298
Koho Kakumyo1271 – 1361
Kanzan Egen1277 – 1360
Shuho Myocho1282 – 1337
Tetto Giko1295 – 1369

Master Record Sources

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1802-1878
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Gisan Zenrai
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Rinzai
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Taigen Shigen
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