Kōsa, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Kōsa

Japanese warrior monk

Date of Birth: 02-Mar-1543

Date of Death: 27-Dec-1592

Profession: bhikkhu

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Kosa (??, February 20, 1543 – December 27, 1592), also known as Hongan-ji Kennyo (??? ??), was the 11th head of the Hongan-ji in Kyoto, and Chief Abbot of Ishiyama Hongan-ji, cathedral fortress of the Ikko-ikki (Buddhist warrior monks and peasants who opposed samurai rule), during its siege at the end of the Sengoku period.
He engineered many alliances, and organized the defenses of the cathedral to the point that most at the time considered Ishiyama Hongan-ji to be unbreachable.