Gyoyu 行 勇

Background

Gyoyu was born in Sagami (Kanagawa Prefecture).

Career

He was at first a Shingon Sect priest and lived at the Hachiman Shrine in Kamakura. Masako Hojo (Wife of Yoritomo Minamoto) was a follower of Gyoyu. When Eisai-Zenji came to the Jufukuji Temple in Kamakura, Gyoyu was converted by him into the Rinzai Sect. In 1231 he entered the Kongo-Sammaiin Temple on Mt. Koya and later became chief priest of the Kenninji Temple and Jufukuji Temple in Kamakura.

Achievements

• Founder of the Jomyoji Temple and Toshoji Temples in Kamakura.