Nantembo was a Buddhist priest. Belonged to the Zen Sect.
Background
Nantembo was born in 1839.
Education
Studied under Razan, chief priest of the Bairinji Temple in Kurume.
Career
Was subsequently chief priest at the Zuiganji Temple at Matsushima near Sendai and the Kaiseiji Temple in Hyogo Prefecture. Was very active in spreading Zen Buddhism.