Background
Koryu was born in 1691 in Echigo (Niigata Prefecture). He was the son of a Shinto priest.
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By meeting and discoursing with such learned priests as Ryoku in Mt. Hiei, Gizui in Miidera Temple and Tenryu in Naniwa (Osaka) he mastered the secrets of Buddhism. Later studied Sanskrit and rearranged translations of the ancient manuscripts according to their age.
Career
During the Horeki Era (1751-1763) was appointed sixth priest of Zenkyu-in Temple at Saitama Prefecture and devoted himself to writing. Is said to have written hundreds of volumes of Buddhist scripture and on Japanese classics.
Religion
Koryu followed his father's footsteps by donning sacred robes in 1704.
Career
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1751 - 1763