Retirement from farming - Taiko Gyoyu

Japanese: 退耕行勇 - たいこうぎょうゆう

1163－1241 A monk from the Kamakura period.
Born in the first year of the Chokan era. A Rinzai sect priest. He followed the teachings of Myoan Eisai at Jufuku-ji Temple in Kamakura, and gained the trust of Minamoto no Yoritomo, Hojo Masako, and others. He served as the abbot of Jufuku-ji Temple and Kennin-ji Temple, and in the second year of the Joo era, he opened Kongo Sammai-in Temple at Mount Koya, making it a training ground for both Zen and Esoteric Buddhism. He later became the founder of Jomyo-ji Temple and Tosho-ji Temple, both of which were founded by Hojo Yasutoki. He passed away on July 5, the second year of the Ninji era. He was 79 years old. He was born in Sagami (Kanagawa Prefecture). His other name was Shogonbo.

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

Japanese:

1163－1241　鎌倉時代の僧。
長寛元年生まれ。臨済(りんざい)宗。鎌倉寿福寺で明庵栄西の法をつぎ,源頼朝,北条政子らの信頼をえる。寿福寺,建仁寺の住持をつとめ,貞応(じょうおう)2年高野山金剛三昧院をひらき,禅と密教の兼修道場とした。のち北条泰時創建の浄妙寺,東勝寺の開山(かいさん)となった。仁治(にんじ)2年7月5日死去。79歳。相模(さがみ)(神奈川県)出身。別号に荘厳房。

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