- Kaisen Joki
Kaisen Joki (快川紹喜, January 2, 1500 (c.a)-
April 25 ,1582 ), a Buddhist priest originally from theMino Province .It is not truly known if he is related to the
Toki clan . Following the rise of power toSaito Yoshitatsu , Joki fled to theOwari Province . Then Joki went from Owari to theKai Province . There Joki metTakeda Shingen andShingen was very impressed by him. Shingen afterwards made Joki the head abbot of theErin-ji inKofu .After the
Oda /Tokugawa alliance invaded the territory of the Takeda during the year of 1582, the Irin-ji were accused of sheltering the likes ofRokkaku Yoshiharu (a former enemy of the Oda). This led to all the monks of the Irin-ji being burned to death. It is known that Joki was indeed very calm. Before Joki and his men would have breathed their last in the blazing fire, Joki told them to set their minds at ease so that even the fire might be thought of as cool and refreshing.External links
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