Mugaku Sogen
Mugaku Sogen (無学祖元), also known as Bukko Kokushi (1226 – 1286) was a prominent Zen Buddhist monk of the 13th century in Japan, an emigre from Song dynasty China. He was adviser to Japan's most powerful ruler of the day, the regent of the shōgun (Shikken) Hōjō Tokimune (as opposed to an Imperial Regent). He founded the Zen temple Engaku-ji in Kamakura, one of Japan's five most important Zen temples.
Mugaku Sogen Wuxue Zuyuan | |||||||
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無學祖元 | |||||||
| Title | Abbot of Engaku-ji | ||||||
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| Born | 16 April 1226 | ||||||
| Died | 22 September 1286 (aged 60) | ||||||
| Religion | Chan Buddhism | ||||||
| Nationality | Chinese | ||||||
| School | Linji school | ||||||
| Dharma names | Mugaku Sogen Wuxue Zuyuan | ||||||
| Temple | Engaku-ji | ||||||
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| Teacher | Wuzhun Shifan Shixi Xinyue Xutang Zhiyu Yanxi Guangwen Huanxi Weiyi | ||||||
| Period in office | 1282-1286 | ||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 無學祖元 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 无学祖元 | ||||||
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| Kanji | 無学祖元 | ||||||
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