"Higan Choro or Zoso Royo (1194-1277), Rinzai monk attached to the in Kamakura, succeeded Eicho (d. 1247) at the Chorakuji in Serada, where Muju had heard him discuss the esoteric Shakuron in 1252. Royo's presence at the Jufukuji in 1260 was evidently a temporary engagement for him to lecture on his specialty. His last moments are recorded in Sand and Pebbles."
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Ichien Mujû, ‎Mujū Ichien, ‎Robert E. Morrell. Sand and Pebbles: The Tales of Muju Ichien, A Voice for Pluralism in Kamakura Buddhism. 1985.
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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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