Hakuho Genteki

Hakuho Genteki was a Soto Zen master who contributed to the school's transmission in Japan. He maintained the tradition of zazen practice and dharma transmission that formed the backbone of the Soto institution. His teaching continued the school's emphasis on seated meditation as the primary practice.

Genteki's place in the Soto lineage represents the steady, generation-by-generation maintenance of the tradition. The Soto school's remarkable longevity—from Dogen's thirteenth-century founding to the present day—depends on the accumulated dedication of teachers like Genteki, each faithfully passing the Dharma to the next generation.