Tenyu Soen

Dates uncertain

Tenyu Soen 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 · enTenyu Soen

Disciples of Tenyu Soen 1 named

Ken'an Junsaprimary · Dates uncertain

Teachers and lineage of Tenyu Soen

Teacher / root master:

Zoden YokoRoot teacher / master · Dates uncertain

Full lineage of Tenyu Soen →

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)
?-1628
Reliability: authoritative
nameSōtō Zen — Sōtōshū global website (lineage and biographies)
Tenyu Soen
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schoolSōtō Zen — Sōtōshū global website (lineage and biographies)
Soto
Reliability: authoritative
teachersSōtō Zen — Sōtōshū global website (lineage and biographies)
Zoden Yoko
Reliability: authoritative