Jochū Tengin

Jochū Tengin (如仲天誾, also 恕仲天誾; 1363-1437) was a Sōtō Zen monk. He received dharma transmission from Baisan Monpon and is considered a patriarch by the Sōtō school.

By the time of Jochū, the institution and organization of the Keizan line of Sōtō Zen was complete.^[1] His disciples, Kisan Shōsan and Shingan Dōkū, started separate dharma lineages that are honored in different temples within the school.

Buddhist titles
Preceded by Baisan Monpon	Sōtō Zen patriarch 1417–1437	Succeeded by Kisan Shōsan, Shingan Dōkū

References

1. ^ Steven Heine, Dale S. Wright. Zen Ritual. Oxford University Press US, 2008. p. 272.

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Name	Tengin, Jochu
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Date of birth	1363
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Date of death	1437
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