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Imakita Kōsen (今北 洪川, 3 August 1816 – 16 January 1892) was a Japanese Rinzai Zen rōshi and Neo-Confucianist. Kosen did his Zen training under Daisetsu Shoen (1797–1855) at Sōkoku-ji and received inka from Gisan Zenkai at Sōgen-ji in Okayama.
Imakita Kōsen, an important Rinzai Zen master whose life spanned the transition into the modern era, responded to these challenges by writing an erudite treatise entitled One Wave in the Zen Sea, in which he sought to elucidate the common ground between the two traditions.
Kosen's dharma descendant Tetsuo Sōkatsu established Ningen Zen Kyodan, an independent lay-Rinzai school. As one-time head abbot of Engakuji in Kamakura , Japan , he was known as a government loyalist and is remembered for his support of Emperor Meiji—in the 1870s serving as Doctrinal Instructor for the Ministry of Doctrine .
This article investigates a representative example of the antagonism that characterized the late Tokugawa intellectual world: the book Zenkai ichiran (One wave in the Zen sea) by Imakita Kosen, a Rinzai Zen master, and the response it evoked from Higashi Takusha, a follower of Wang Yang-ming.
- Place of Eternal Rest and Zen Meditation
- A Succession of Remarkable Pavilions
- A Physical and Spiritual Ascension
The temple was first erected to pay respect to the souls of the many fighters who died on the battlefield, either Japanese or Mongols. After various periods of decline and accidental destructions, Engaku-ji temple is reinvigorated at the end of the Edo period (1603 – 1868) by monk and poet Seisetsu Shucho(1745 – 1820) who started a large scale reno...
About a hundred meters away from Kita-Kamakura station’s exit, stands the first Somon gate that discreetly marks the entrance of the temple. One must reach the second and impressive 2-story Sanmon gate to realize how important the place is. The carved wood gate, rebuilt in 1785, is ornamented by a frame engraved with the temple’s name "Engaku Kosho...
We highly recommend climbing the stairs surrounding the main esplanade and winding through the hills, to get away from the monks daily life and find some sort of solitude amidst the flourishing nature. A large cemetery spreads on the northwestern side of the temple and offers a beautiful elevated viewpointon the roofs of the Buddhist pavilions, and...
the book Zenkai ichiran (One wave in the Zen sea) by Imakita Kosen, a Rinzai Zen master, and the response it evoked from Higashi Takusha, a follower of Wang Yang-ming.
Even after the movement to abolish Buddhism around 1870 in Japan, IMAKITA KOSEN (1816-92) and SHAKU SOEN (1860-1919) further activated missionary work for laymen, and fostered the spread of Zen not only to the general public but also even to the worldwide.
