About Baisan Monpon
Lived 1350 – 1417 (aged 66–67). Baisan Monpon was a Japanese buddhist monk.
was a Sōtō Zen monk. He received dharma transmission from Gasan Jōseki and is considered a patriarch by the Sōtō school. He authored the Zenkai-ron (Treatise on Zen Precepts).
His disciple , who founded Akiba Souhonden Kasuisai in 1394, is considered his successor in the line of patriarchs. His other disciples included and , who founded Kōun-ji Temple in 1394.
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Who was Baisan Monpon?
Japanese Buddhist monk
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Baisan Monpon was born in 1350.
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Baisan Monpon died in 1417.
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Baisan Monpon was a buddhist monk.
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Baisan Monpon was Japanese.
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