- 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