Keigan Eisho (桂巌英昌)

Keigan Eisho

1321 – 1412

Keigan Eisho (1321–1412) 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 · enKeigan Eisho

alias · zh桂巌英昌

Disciples of Keigan Eisho 1 named

Chuzan Ryounprimary · 1350 – 1432

Teachers and lineage of Keigan Eisho

Teacher / root master:

Tessan ShikakuRoot teacher / master · Unknown – 1376

Full lineage of Keigan Eisho →

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
1321-1412
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nameZen Editorial Overlay - Originals Curation
Keigan Eisho
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schoolZen Editorial Overlay - Originals Curation
Soto
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teachersZen Editorial Overlay - Originals Curation
Tessan Shikaku (Terebess Harada profile - Dharma lineage)
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