Kaiten Genju (海天玄聚)

Kaiten Genju

Dates uncertain

Kaiten Genju 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 · enKaiten Genju

alias · zh海天玄聚

Disciples of Kaiten Genju 1 named

Shuzan Shunshoprimary · 1590 – 1647

Teachers and lineage of Kaiten Genju

Teacher / root master:

Sesso YuhoRoot teacher / master · Unknown – 1576

Full lineage of Kaiten Genju →

Other masters in Sōtō

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

Master Record Sources

nameZen Editorial Overlay - Originals Curation
Kaiten Genju
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schoolZen Editorial Overlay - Originals Curation
Soto
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teachersZen Editorial Overlay - Originals Curation
Sesso Yuho (Terebess Harada profile - Dharma lineage)
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