Taigen Shigen (大元至元)

Taigen Shigen

1768 – 1837

Taigen Shigen is recorded in the historiography of the post-Daitō / Myōshin-ji Rinzai transmission lines 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 · enTaigen Shigen

alias · zh大元至元

Disciples of Taigen Shigen 2 named

Gisan Zenraiprimary · 1802 – 1878
Daisetsu Joenprimary · 1797 – 1855

Teachers and lineage of Taigen Shigen

Teacher / root master:

Inzan IenRoot teacher / master · 1751 – 1814

Full lineage of Taigen Shigen →

Other masters in Rinzai

Myoan Eisai1141 – 1215
Shinchi Kakushin1207 – 1298
Koho Kakumyo1271 – 1361
Kanzan Egen1277 – 1360
Shuho Myocho1282 – 1337
Tetto Giko1295 – 1369

Master Record Sources

datesZen Editorial Overlay - Originals Curation
1768-1837
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nameZen Editorial Overlay - Originals Curation
Taigen Shigen
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schoolZen Editorial Overlay - Originals Curation
Rinzai
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teachersZen Editorial Overlay - Originals Curation
Inzan Ien
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