Jakushitsu Genkō
was a Japanese Rinzai master, poet, flute player, and first abbot of Eigen-ji (constructed solely for him to teach Zen). His poetry is considered to be among the finest of Zen poetry. He traveled to China and studied Ch'an with masters of the Linji school from 1320 to 1326, then returned to Japan and lived for many years as a hermit. It was only toward the end of his life that he decided to teach Zen to others. See also Buddhism in Japan List of Rinzai Buddhists Notes References Further reading 1290 births 1367 deaths 14th-century Buddhist monks 14th-century Japanese poets Rinzai Buddhists Zen Buddhism writers Zen Buddhist monks Japanese Zen Buddhists Kamakura period Buddhist clergy People from Kamakura Japanese expatriates in China