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Musô Soseki was a [[Zen]] priest known for having founded a number of temples in [[Kamakura]].
 
Musô Soseki was a [[Zen]] priest known for having founded a number of temples in [[Kamakura]].
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He first traveled to Kamakura from the capital in [[1326]]. As head of [[Jochiji|Jôchiji]], he founded Zuisen-in, now known as [[Zuisenji]]. After becoming the head of [[Engakuji]], he left Kamakura for a time, founding [[Tenryuji|Tenryûji]], [[Saihoji|Saihôji]], [[Shokokuji|Shôkokuji]]<ref>Mason, Penelope. ''History of Japanese Art''. Second Edition. Upper Saddle River NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2005. p224.</ref>, and other temples in the [[Kyoto]] area.
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He first traveled to Kamakura from the capital in [[1326]]. As head of [[Jochiji|Jôchiji]], he founded Zuisen-in, now known as [[Zuisen-ji (Kamakura)|Zuisen-ji]]. After becoming the head of [[Engakuji]], he left Kamakura for a time, founding [[Tenryuji|Tenryûji]], [[Saihoji|Saihôji]], [[Shokokuji|Shôkokuji]]<ref>Mason, Penelope. ''History of Japanese Art''. Second Edition. Upper Saddle River NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2005. p224.</ref>, and other temples in the [[Kyoto]] area.
    
He was well-connected politically, interacting with the likes of [[Emperor Go-Daigo]] and members of the [[Hojo clan|Hôjô]] and [[Ashikaga clan]]s, and is also known as a skilled designer of gardens. He is particularly famous for the gardens at Zuisenji and Saihôji.
 
He was well-connected politically, interacting with the likes of [[Emperor Go-Daigo]] and members of the [[Hojo clan|Hôjô]] and [[Ashikaga clan]]s, and is also known as a skilled designer of gardens. He is particularly famous for the gardens at Zuisenji and Saihôji.
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