Nanpo Shōmyō
Nanpo Shōmyō | |
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Portrait of Nampo Shomyo (1836), Hanging Scroll, Color on silk | |
| Title | Enzū Daiō Kokushi (圓通 大 應 國 師) |
| Personal life | |
| Born | 1235 |
| Died | 1309 |
| Education | い |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Buddhism |
| School | Rinzai |
| Lineage | Yangqi Fanghui |
| Senior posting | |
| Successor | Shūhō Myōchō |
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Nanpo Shōmyō (Japanese: なんぽしょうみょう, Kanji: 南浦紹明; 1235 – 9 February 1309), imperial name Entsū Daiō Kokushi, was a Japanese Zen monk of Rinzai school during the Kamakura period, and the founder of the Ōtōkan-lineage. Although his exact origin is unknown, he is from Inomiya village, Abe District, Shizuoka (now Inomiya-chō, Aoi-ku, Shizuoka). Shōmyō is his true name (also "Jyōmin"), Nampo is his Dharma name.