Kaian Myokei

Japanese: 快庵妙慶 - かいあんみょうけい

1422-1494 ^* A monk from the Muromachi period.
Born in 1406. A member of the Soto sect. He studied under Souki in Kyoto, and then studied under Kaso Shogaku at Ryutai-ji Temple in Mino (Gifu Prefecture), succeeding him in teachings. He established Kensho-ji Temple in Echigo (Niigata Prefecture), and in 1490, when it was destroyed by Oyama Shigenaga, he became the founder of Daichuji Temple in Shimotsuke (Tochigi Prefecture). He passed away on December 26, 1462. He was 72 years old. He was from Satsuma (Kagoshima Prefecture).

Source: Kodansha Digital Japanese Name Dictionary +Plus Information | Legend

Japanese:

1422－1494^*　室町時代の僧。
応永29年生まれ。曹洞(そうとう)宗。京都の宗煕(そうき)にまなび,美濃(みの)(岐阜県)竜泰寺の華叟正萼(かそう-しょうがく)に師事し,その法をつぐ。越後(えちご)(新潟県)に顕聖寺をたて,延徳2年(1490)小山重長にこわれて下野(しもつけ)(栃木県)大中寺の開山(かいさん)となった。明応2年12月26日死去。72歳。薩摩(さつま)(鹿児島県)出身。

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