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Kangan Giin

Kangan Giin (寒巌義尹, 1217–1300) was a disciple of Dōgen and the founder of the Higo school of Sōtō Zen Buddhism. It has been claimed that his father was Emperor Go-Toba or Emperor Juntoku. He did much evangelization work in Kyūshū, where he founded Daiji-ji (大慈寺) in Kumamoto. Before practicing with Dōgen, Giin started his Buddhist path as a Tendai monk. He…

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Born
1217 (1217)
Died
1300 (aged 82–83)
Predecessor
Koun Ejō
Religion
Buddhism
School
Sōtō
Successor
Shidō Shōyū

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Kangan Giin

Nodes18
Edges17
Triples8
Avg. degree1.89
Density0.111111
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Born · 1
Kangan Giin → 1217 (1217)
Died · 1
Kangan Giin → 1300 (aged 82–83)
Predecessor · 1
Kangan Giin → Koun Ejō
Religion · 1
Kangan Giin → Buddhism
School · 1
Kangan Giin → Sōtō
Successor · 1
Kangan Giin → Shidō Shōyū
Teacher · 1
Kangan Giin → Kakuzen Ekan Dōgen Koun Ejō
Title · 1
Kangan Giin → Zen Master

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giin dōgen became temple daiji-ji school ekan teacher sōtō buddhism disciple later student giin's dōgen's primary china eihei kōroku rujing

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Kangan GiinBorn1217 (1217)1.00infobox
Kangan GiinDied1300 (aged 82–83)1.00infobox
Kangan GiinPredecessorKoun Ejō1.00infobox
Kangan GiinReligionBuddhism1.00infobox
Kangan GiinSchoolSōtō1.00infobox
Kangan GiinSuccessorShidō Shōyū1.00infobox
Kangan GiinTeacherKakuzen Ekan Dōgen Koun Ejō1.00infobox
Kangan GiinTitleZen Master1.00infobox

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