Gangoku Kankei

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Gangoku Kankei 頑極官慶
Religion	Chán/Zen
School	Caodong/Sōtō
Personal
Born	1683 Hizen Province, Japan
Died	1767
Senior posting
Title	Chán master
Predecessor	Mokushi Soen
Religious career
Students	Gentō Sokuchū Kokoku Soryu

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 Kodo both trace their lineages back to Gangoku.^[1]

References

↑ Okumura, Shohaku, Living By Vow: A Practical Introduction to Eight Essential Zen Chants and Texts, Wisdom Publication, p. Preface X, ISBN 9781614290100

Persondata
Name	Gangoku Kankei
Alternative names
Short description	Soto Zen patriarch
Date of birth	1682
Place of birth
Date of death	1768
Place of death

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