Imakita Kosen
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| Death | 132 years ago |
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| Date of birth | August 3,1816 |
| Zodiac sign | Leo |
| Born | Settsu Province |
| Date of died | January 16,1892 |
| Titles | Zen master |
| Successor | Soyen Shaku |
| Predecessor | Gisan Zenkai |
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| ID | 1079504 |
Imakita Kosen Life story
Imakita Kōsen was a Japanese Rinzai Zen rōshi and Neo-Confucianist. Kosen did his Zen training under Daisetsu Shoen at Sōkoku-ji and received inka from Gisan Zenkai at Sōgen-ji in Okayama. Kosen was instrumental in bringing Zen to lay practitioners and to the west.
