Ken'an Junsa

Dates uncertain

Ken An Junsa is recorded in the historiography of the medieval / early-modern Japanese Sōtō branch-temple network 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 · enKen'an Junsa

Disciples of Ken'an Junsa 1 named

Chokoku Koenprimary · Dates uncertain

Teachers and lineage of Ken'an Junsa

Teacher / root master:

Tenyu SoenRoot teacher / master · Dates uncertain

Full lineage of Ken'an Junsa →

Other masters in Sōtō

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

Master Record Sources

datesSōtō Zen — Sōtōshū global website (lineage and biographies)
c. ?-1636
Reliability: authoritative
nameSōtō Zen — Sōtōshū global website (lineage and biographies)
Ken'an Junsa
Reliability: authoritative
schoolSōtō Zen — Sōtōshū global website (lineage and biographies)
Soto
Reliability: authoritative
teachersSōtō Zen — Sōtōshū global website (lineage and biographies)
Tenyu Soen
Reliability: authoritative