Gento Sokuchu

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Gento Sokuchu
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Born:	1729
Place of birth:	Japan
Died:	1807
Religion:	Zen Buddhism
School(s):	Soto
Title(s):	Roshi
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Gento Sokuchu (1729-1807) was a Soto Zen priest and 11th abbot of Eiheiji in Fukui, Japan who greatly deemphasized the use of koans in the Soto school. According to Steven Heine, "Gento's efforts to 'purify' his lineage of foreign influence seems to have contributed to Ryōkan's decision to leave Entsūji and choose a life of wandering.^[1] He also edited major editions of works by Dogen, including Eihei Shingi and the Shōbōgenzō.^[2]

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• Heine, Steven; Wright, Dale S.. The Koan: Texts and Contexts in Zen Buddhism. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0195117484. 
• Leighton, Taigen Dan; Okumura, Shohaku; Dogen (1996). Dogen's Pure Standards for the Zen Community a Translation of the Eihei Shingi. State University of New York Press. ISBN 0585046239. 

[edit] See also

• Buddhism in Japan

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