Bankei, 1622-1693

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Name (Latin)
Bankei, 1622-1693
Other forms of name
Bankei, Kokushi, 1622-1693
Bankei, Zenji, 1622-1693
Butchi Kōsai, Zenji, 1622-1693
Daihō Shōgen, Kokushi, 1622-1693
Bankei Eitaku, 1622-1693
Bankei Kokushi, 1622-1693
Bankei Yōtaku, 1622-1693
Bankei Zenji, 1622-1693
Butchi Kōsai Zenji, 1622-1693
Daihō Shōgen Kokushi, 1622-1693
Eitaku, 1622-1693
Yōtaku, 1622-1693
Date of birth
1622
Date of death
1693-09-30
Gender
male
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 64804770
Wikidata: Q427310
Library of congress: n 81079786
TAU10: 000049632
Sources of Information
  • Bankei Zenji itsuwasen, 1992.
  • ClassWeb, July 9, 2020(Eitaku, 1622-1693; x-ref.: Bankei, 1622-1693; BQ9399.E57-.E579)
  • Hosada, G. Bankei Kokushi den, 1944.
  • Yoshikawa Kobunkan Inc. Kokushi daijiten, viewed via JapanKnowledge Lib on February 11, 2025(盤珪永琢, 1622-1693 = Bankei Eitaku/Yōtaku, 1622-1693; reading; Buddhist monk of the Rinzai sect during the Edo period)
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Wikipedia description:

Bankei Yōtaku (盤珪永琢; 1622-1693) was a Japanese Rinzai Zen master, and the abbot of the Ryōmon-ji and Nyohō-ji. He was a major Zen figure of the Edo period and is best known for his emphasis on a minimalist sudden approach to Zen which simply relies on the unborn Buddha mind. He became well known in Japan for his public talks in colloquial Japanese which were popular among laypersons.

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