"An early example is the Rinzai Zen master Ungo Kiyo ̄ (1582–1659), who in 1636 assumed the abbacy of Zuiganji, the family mortuary temple of the Date clan (daimyo ̄ of Sendai) and converted the temple into a sangha hall where the precepts were strictly observed and a regular schedule of twice daily meditation (niji no zazen), three daily sutra chanting services (sanji no fugin), and manual labor (fushin samu) was implemented."
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Steven Heine, Dale S. Wright. Zen Classics: Formative Texts in the History of Zen Buddhism. 2005.
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Ungo Kiyo
Ungo Kiyo (1583 - August 8, 1659) was a Japanese Rinzai Zen masters and poet.
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