Tenrin Kanshu

Tenrin Kanshu was a Soto Zen master who contributed to the tradition's continuity in Japan. He maintained the school's practices of zazen and dharma transmission within the Soto institutional framework.

Kanshu's role in the Soto succession reflects the tradition's steady maintenance of practice across the generations. The school's enduring vitality depends on this unbroken chain of teachers, each preserving the authentic spirit of Dogen's teaching.