Kokei Shojun (虎渓正淳)

Kokei Shojun

Unknown – 1555

Kokei Shojun (d. 1555) 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 · enKokei Shojun

alias · zh虎渓正淳

Disciples of Kokei Shojun 1 named

Sesso Yuhoprimary · Unknown – 1576

Teachers and lineage of Kokei Shojun

Teacher / root master:

Daishitsu ChisenRoot teacher / master · 1461 – 1536

Full lineage of Kokei Shojun →

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
d. 1555
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nameZen Editorial Overlay - Originals Curation
Kokei Shojun
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schoolZen Editorial Overlay - Originals Curation
Soto
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teachersZen Editorial Overlay - Originals Curation
Daishitsu Chisen (Terebess Harada profile - Dharma lineage)
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