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Gangoku Kankei (Japanese: 頑極官慶) was a Sōtō Zen priest of the Edo period. He was the founding abbot of Shinpo-ji temple (新豊寺) in Nagoya Prefecture. The prominent modern Zen teachers Dainin Katagiri and Sawaki Kōdō both trace their lineages back to Gangoku.

References

1. Okumura, Shohaku (26 June 2012), Living By Vow: A Practical Introduction to Eight Essential Zen Chants and Texts, Wisdom Publication, p. Preface X, ISBN 9781614290100

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