Gento Sokuchu

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name = Gento Sokuchu


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birth_date = 1729
birth_place = Japan
death_date = 1807
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denomination = Zen Buddhism
school = Soto
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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. [Heine, 245] He also edited major editions of works by Dogen, including "Eihei Shingi" and the "Shōbōgenzō".Leighton, 22]

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*cite book| last =Heine| first =Steven| authorlink =Steven Heine| coauthors =Wright, Dale S.| title =The Koan: Texts and Contexts in Zen Buddhism| publisher =Oxford University Press| date =| location =| pages =| url =http://www.worldcat.org/search?qt=worldcat_org_all&q=0195117484| doi =| id = | isbn = 0195117484
*cite book| last =Leighton| first =Taigen Dan| authorlink =| coauthors =Okumura, Shohaku; Dogen| title = Dogen's Pure Standards for the Zen Community a Translation of the Eihei Shingi| publisher =State University of New York Press| date =1996| location =| pages =| url =http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/42854986&referer=brief_results| doi =| id = | isbn = 0585046239

ee also

*Buddhism in Japan