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Zôgai Zenkan was a Japanese Rinzai Zen monk of the 13th-14th centuries.
Originally from Hizen province, in Kyushu, he studied under Tôkei Tokugo of the Engaku-ji in Kamakura, and eventually succeeded him. He then established Taizô-ji in Kazusa province, and later became chief priest of Engaku-ji and Kenchô-ji, two of the top Zen temples in Kamakura.
Following his death in 1355, Zôgai was granted the posthumous name Myôkaku Zenji, or Zen Master Myôkaku.
References
- "Zôgai Zenkan," Nihon jinmei daijiten, Kodansha, 2015.