"Eicho's disciple Zoso Royo (1193-1276) succeeded him as head of Choraku- ji, which was considered a Tendai temple.88 Eicho's disciples made his name known and secured for him a place in the history of Japanese Zen."
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Heinrich Dumoulin, ‎James W. Heisig, ‎Paul F. Knitter. Zen Buddhism: a history. 1989. p. 24
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Zoso Royo
Zoso Royo, or Higan Choro, (1194 - June 5, 1277) was a Japanese Rinzai monk and poet.
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