Kanzan Egen
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| Date of birth | January 7,1277 |
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| Zodiac sign | Capricorn |
| Born | Shinano Province |
| Died | Kyoto |
| Kyoto Prefecture | |
| Japan | |
| Other name | Muso Daishi (無相大師) |
| Teachers | Myōchō |
| Nanpo Shōmyō | |
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| ID | 1636485 |
Kanzan Egen Life story
Kanzan Egen was a Japanese Rinzai Zen Buddhist monk, founder of Myōshin-ji Temple and a principal member of the extant Ōtōkan lineage, from which all modern Rinzai Zen derives. Centuries later, Emperor Meiji conferred the posthumous name Muso Daishi to Kanzan.
