Shonyo Kokyo

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Born: 1516
Died: 1554
Sons: Kennyo Kosa
Distinction: Founder of the Ishiyama Honganji
Japanese: 証如 (Shounyo)

Kokyô was the grandson of Jitsunyo Koken and founded the Ishiyama Honganji after the Yamashina Honganji was destroyed in Kyoto in 1532 by the Hosokawa, Rokkaku, and the Nichiren sect.

References

Initial text from Sengoku Biographical Dictionary (Samurai-Archives.com) FWSeal & CEWest, 2005

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