Zonkaku
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| Birthday |
30th November, 1289
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| Died |
1373
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Zonkaku (存覚, 1290–1373) was a prominent Buddhist priest and scholar of early Jōdo Shinshū during the late Kamakura era and Nanboku-chō period. Zonkaku worked to systematize Shin doctrine and expand the tradition throughout Japan. As the first person to write a commentary on Shinran's Kyōgyōshinshō, Zonkaku played a major role in shaping medieval Shin Buddhist thought and practice. He was the eldest son of Kakunyo, the third caretaker of the influential Hongan-ji temple, a tradition which would become central to the institutional formation of Jōdo Shinshū. Although widely recognized for his scholarship, he was embroiled in disputes with his father over temple authority, succession, and regional administration.
