Gesshū Sōko

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title: Gesshū Sōko
text: Gesshū Sōko (1618–1696) was a Japanese Zen Buddhist teacher and a member of the Sōtō school of Zen in Japan. He studied under teachers of the lesser known, and more strictly monastic, Ōbaku School of Zen and contributed to a reformation of Sōtō monastic codes. As a result, he is sometimes given the title "The Revitalizer". He is known for his calligraphy as well as his poetry, including his death poem: Gesshū Sōko passed Dharma transmission to Zen Master Manzan Dōhaku who went on to restore the
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description: Zen Buddhist teacher and calligrapher
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