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Suiō Genro
Suiō Genro

Suiō Genro

Japanese, 1716 - 1789
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BiographySuiō was one of the best students of Hakuin.


MH: Suiō Genro 遂翁元盧 became Hakuin's pupil in 1746 and assumed the pseudonym Eboku 慧牧. In 1764, he is named Hakuin's successor and took the name Suiō Genro. Suiō was also a priest of the Myōshinji branch of the Rinzai Zen school and later became the abbot of Shōinji, a temple in Numazu where Hakuin was ordained and served as abbot.
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