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Created page with "*''Born: 1593'' *''Died: 1668'' *''Japanese'': 鳳林承章 ''(Hôrin Jôshô)'' Hôrin Jôshô was the 95th abbot of the Kyoto Zen temple of [[Shokoku-ji|Sh..."
*''Born: [[1593]]''
*''Died: [[1668]]''
*''Japanese'': 鳳林承章 ''(Hôrin Jôshô)''
Hôrin Jôshô was the 95th abbot of the [[Kyoto]] [[Zen]] temple of [[Shokoku-ji|Shôkoku-ji]].
A son of Kanshûji Harutoyo, he took the tonsure in [[1625]]. While a monk at [[Kinkaku-ji]], from [[1635]] to [[1668]], he compiled a diary entitled ''Kakumeiki'', which serves as a highly valuable historical source today.
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*''Died: [[1668]]''
*''Japanese'': 鳳林承章 ''(Hôrin Jôshô)''
Hôrin Jôshô was the 95th abbot of the [[Kyoto]] [[Zen]] temple of [[Shokoku-ji|Shôkoku-ji]].
A son of Kanshûji Harutoyo, he took the tonsure in [[1625]]. While a monk at [[Kinkaku-ji]], from [[1635]] to [[1668]], he compiled a diary entitled ''Kakumeiki'', which serves as a highly valuable historical source today.
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