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Kanzan Egen

Japanese Buddhist monk

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Lived 1277–1361, aged 84Japan
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    1277–1361
    Aged 84
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Updated 2026-06-26

Kanzan Egen (関山慧玄/關山慧玄) (1277–1360) was a Japanese Rinzai Zen Buddhist monk, founder of Myōshin-ji Temple and a principal member of the extant Ōtōkan lineage, from which all modern Rinzai Zen derives. Centuries later, Emperor Meiji conferred the posthumous name Muso Daishi (無相大師) to Kanzan.

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