"There are a few examples of Japanese Zen masters like Suzuki Shosan (1579 - 1655) and Ungo Kiyo (1583 - 1659) who advocated dual practice of Zen and Pure Land, though they regarded it primarily as a means to reach the laity. ShĹŤsan was an independent, one might even say marginal, figure in the Zen tradition; he did not function within the bounds of institutional Zen, and his ideas had little or no influence on other Zen Buddhist masters of the day. In contrast to Suzuki Shosan's position as a relative outsider to the institutional Zen world, Ungo was a prominent figure within the Zen hierarchy and for a time served as abbot at ."
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Helen Josephine Baroni. Obaku Zen: The Emergence of the Third Sect of Zen in Tokugawa, Japan. 2000.
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Ungo Kiyo
Ungo Kiyo (1583 - August 8, 1659) was a Japanese Rinzai Zen masters and poet.
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