Background
Gitō was born in 1657. His secular name was Daishin.
Gitō was born in 1657. His secular name was Daishin.
Gitō studied under Tenrin Sokatsu of the Daitokuji Temple, Kyoto. He believed that Zen (meditation), Ritsu (moral and natural laws) and Nembutsu (invocation of Buddha's name) can go side by side.
Gitō served in the Nanzenji and Tokaiji Temples.