Kanzan Egen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Kanzan Egen

Japanese Buddhist monk

Date of Birth: 07-Jan-1277

Place of Birth: Shinano Province, Japan

Date of Death: 01-Jan-0001

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Kanzan Egen (????/????) (1277–1360) was a Japanese Rinzai Zen Buddhist monk, founder of Myoshin-ji Temple and a principal member of the extant Otokan lineage, from which all modern Rinzai Zen derives.
Centuries later, Emperor Meiji conferred the posthumous name Muso Daishi (????) to Kanzan.