Kokei

Japanese: 居敬 - こけい
Kokei
?-? A monk from the mid to late Edo period.
Jodo Shinshu Honganji sect. Head priest of Edo Joryuji Temple. Learned from Soyo and others. During the Sango Wakuran War, he exerted his efforts in Edo, and in Bunsho era (1818) he served as a lecturer at Nishi Honganji Gakuin. He enjoyed various studies, excelled in poetry and prose, and was friends with Sakai Hoitsu and Tani Buncho. His Buddhist name was Shokyo. His pen name was Tenka.

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

Japanese:
?-? 江戸時代中期-後期の僧。
浄土真宗本願寺派。江戸浄立寺住職。僧鎔(そうよう)らにまなぶ。三業惑乱(さんごうわくらん)の際は江戸で力をつくし,文化8年西本願寺学林で講師をつとめる。諸学をこのみ,詩文にもすぐれ,酒井抱一(ほういつ),谷文晁(ぶんちょう)らと親交をもった。法名は昭恭。号は天華(てんげ)。

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