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*''Born: [[1633]]''
*''Died: [[1695]]''
*''Chinese/Japanese'': 高泉性潡 ''(Gāoquán Xìngdùn / Kôsen Shôton)''
Gaoquan Xingdun was the fifth abbot of the [[Obaku|Ôbaku]] [[Zen]] temple of [[Manpuku-ji]] in [[Uji]].
While in [[Edo]] in [[1692]] to present his official respects and gratitude to the shogun for his appointment to the position as abbot, Gaoquan met ''daimyô'' [[Yanagisawa Yoshiyasu]], who had a strong interest in Zen and in Chinese language and culture; Yoshiyasu regularly prepared receptions for Gauquan on his future journeys to Edo, and officially became his disciple in [[1695]]. Gaoquan is said to have played a significant role in sparking Yoshiyasu's interest in Chinese language and culture, and initiating his training in it, though Gaoquan passed away in 1695, only a few years after their first meeting.
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==References==
*Rebeckah Clements, "Speaking in Tongues? Daimyo, Zen Monks, and Spoken Chinese in Japan, 1661–1711," ''The Journal of Asian Studies'' Vol. 76, No. 3 (August) 2017: 610.
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*''Died: [[1695]]''
*''Chinese/Japanese'': 高泉性潡 ''(Gāoquán Xìngdùn / Kôsen Shôton)''
Gaoquan Xingdun was the fifth abbot of the [[Obaku|Ôbaku]] [[Zen]] temple of [[Manpuku-ji]] in [[Uji]].
While in [[Edo]] in [[1692]] to present his official respects and gratitude to the shogun for his appointment to the position as abbot, Gaoquan met ''daimyô'' [[Yanagisawa Yoshiyasu]], who had a strong interest in Zen and in Chinese language and culture; Yoshiyasu regularly prepared receptions for Gauquan on his future journeys to Edo, and officially became his disciple in [[1695]]. Gaoquan is said to have played a significant role in sparking Yoshiyasu's interest in Chinese language and culture, and initiating his training in it, though Gaoquan passed away in 1695, only a few years after their first meeting.
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==References==
*Rebeckah Clements, "Speaking in Tongues? Daimyo, Zen Monks, and Spoken Chinese in Japan, 1661–1711," ''The Journal of Asian Studies'' Vol. 76, No. 3 (August) 2017: 610.
[[Category:Religious Figures]]
[[Category:Foreigners]]
[[Category:Edo Period]]