The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (1645 page)

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Nampo J
my
(also Sh
my
, also Daio Kokushi)
(1235–1308)
. Major figure in establishing
Rinzai
Zen in Japan. He started training under Lan-hsi in Kamakura, and in 1259 travelled to China where he studied under
Hsü-t'ang
Chih-yü, from whom he received the seal of recognition (
inka-sh
mei
) in 1265. He returned to Lan-hsi, and then took charge of K
toku-ji, followed three years later by S
fukuji. His teachings in this period are gathered in
K
toku-ji goroku
and
S
fuku-ji goroku
, and emphasize that Zen is not a ‘foreign’ import: it is timeless and not confined to one place, since
Bodhidharma
is constantly ‘coming from the west’.
N
m Simaran
,
N
m Japan

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