Kogetsu Zenzai

Kogetsu Zenzai (1667–1751) was a Japanese Rinzai Zen monk who emulated Ōbaku-teachings into Japanese Rinzai Zen. His teacher Kengan Zen'etsu (1618–1696) had trained under Chinese Ōbaku-monks, and Kogetsu Zenzai was one of the principal perosns in assimilating their teachings. In contrast, Hakuin Ekaku (1686–1768) opposed their influence, yet also stressed the need for rigorous practice. A number of influential students of Kogetsu Zenzai eventually also studied with Hakuin, creating the koan-system presently used within Japanese Rinzai-Zen.^[1]^[2]^[3]

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Ahn, Juhn Y. (2019), "Hakuin", in Kopf, G. (ed.), The Dao Companion to Japanese Buddhist Philosophy, Springer

[FOOTNOTEAhn2019-1] Ahn (2019).

[2] Buddhist Spirituality: Later China, Korea, Japan, and the ... - Pagina 314

[3] Zen Ritual: Studies of Zen Buddhist Theory in Practice - Pagina 53 Zen Ritual: Studies of Zen Buddhist Theory in Practice - Pagina 53

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