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Gangoku Kankei

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Religion
  
Chan/Zen

Predecessor
  
Mokushi Soen

Died
  
1767

School
  
Caodong/Soto

Name
  
Gangoku Kankei

Titles
  
Zen master

Students
  
Gento Sokuchu Kokoku Soryu

Gangoku Kankei (Japanese: 頑極官慶) was a Soto 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.

References

Gangoku Kankei Wikipedia