Umetani Koju

ID 10844

Umetani Koju

1885-1950

Zen Rinzai. The Shokoku-ji branch. The abbot of Rinko-in, sub temple of Shokoku-ji and Denpo-an in Kobe.The first Zen master of Nagaoka private Zen Dojo 

Paper Dimension 101.4 * 32

Whole Dimension 183.2 * 34.4

Paulownia box

Price 80,000 JPY

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Pen name: Kyo-shitsu. He received priest ordination from Rozan in Koukoku-ji, Toyama. He practiced Zen under Kannou in Reiun-in and Dokuzan Gengi who was the Zen master of Shokuku-ji monastery, and received Dharma transmission form Dokuzan. He rebuilt Rinko-in, sub temple in Shokuku-ji and Denpo-an in Mikage, Kobe. He founded Nagaoka private Zen Dojo sponsored by Katsujiro Iwai. He brought up manmu students and monks.