Gangoku Kankei

Gangoku Kankei
頑極官慶
TitleChán master
Personal life
Born1683
Hizen Province, Japan
Died1767
Religious life
ReligionBuddhism
DenominationChán/Zen
SchoolCaodong/Sōtō
Senior posting
PredecessorMokushi Soen
Students

Gangoku Kankei (Japanese: 頑極官慶) was a Sōtō Zen priest of the Edo period. He was the founding abbot of Shinpo-ji temple (新豊寺) in Nagoya Prefecture. The prominent modern Zen teachers Dainin Katagiri and Sawaki Kōdō both trace their lineages back to Gangoku.[1]

References

  1. ^ Okumura, Shohaku (26 June 2012), Living By Vow: A Practical Introduction to Eight Essential Zen Chants and Texts, Wisdom Publication, p. Preface X, ISBN 9781614290100
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