Giten Gensho (義天玄承)

Giten Gensho

Dates uncertain

Giten Gensho 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 · enGiten Gensho

alias · zh義天玄承

Disciples of Giten Gensho 1 named

Sekko Soshinprimary · 1408 – 1486

Teachers and lineage of Giten Gensho

Teacher / root master:

Nippo SoshunRoot teacher / master · 1367 – 1448

Full lineage of Giten Gensho →

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

nameZen Editorial Overlay - Originals Curation
Giten Gensho
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schoolZen Editorial Overlay - Originals Curation
Rinzai
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teachersZen Editorial Overlay - Originals Curation
Nippo Soshun
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