"Nampo Jomyo was another who traveled to China to deepen his understanding of Zen. He was the nephew of Enni Ben’nen and became a monk at the age of 15. Three years later, at 18, he sought out the Chinese master Rankei Doryu [Lanxi Daolong] who had come to Japan to establish Kenchoji as a Rinzai temple in Kamakura. After a time with Rankei, Jomyo went to China to continue studying with Kido Chigu [Xutang Zhiyu], Rankei’s Dharma brother."
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Richard Bryan McDaniel. Zen Masters of Japan. The Second Step East. Rutland, Vermont: Tuttle Publishing, 2013. Article "Nampo Jomyo."
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Nampo Jomyo
Nampo Jomyo, also Enzu Daiō and Daiō Kokushi (1235 – February 9, 1309) was a Japanese monk, who founded the lineage of the Rinzai school of Zen (a form of Japanese Buddhism).
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