Gasan Jitō

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Gasan Jitō was a Zen master in the Japanese Rinzai school. He received Dharma transmission from Rinzai teacher Gessen Zen'e, before meeting Hakuin. [1] Deeply impressed, he started koan-study with Hakuin, completing it under Tōrei Enji tutelage. [2] [note 1] Gasan is considered to be a dharma heir of Hakuin, though "he did not belong to the close circle of disciples and was probably not even one of Hakuin's dharma heirs," [3] After receiving dharma transmission, Gasan Jitō moved to Rinsho-in, a temple in Edo. [1] His two most important students, Inzan ien and Takuju Kosen, completed the formalisation of the Rinzai koan-curriculum. [1]

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  1. According to Besserman, Gasan Jitō received dharma transmission from Hakuin. [1]

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