Mugaku Sogen

Mugaku Sogen
Wuxue Zuyuan
無學祖元
TitleAbbot of Engaku-ji
Personal
Born(1226-04-16)16 April 1226
Ningbo, Zhejiang, China
Died22 September 1286(1286-09-22) (aged 60)
Kenchō-ji, Kamakura, Japan
ReligionChan Buddhism
NationalityChinese
SchoolLinji school
Dharma namesMugaku Sogen
Wuxue Zuyuan
Organization
TempleEngaku-ji
Senior posting
TeacherWuzhun Shifan
Shixi Xinyue
Xutang Zhiyu
Yanxi Guangwen
Huanxi Weiyi
Disciples
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese無學祖元
Simplified Chinese无学祖元
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinWúxué Zǔyuán
Japanese name
Kanji無学祖元
Transcriptions
RomanizationMugaku Sogen
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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.[4] 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.

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