Background
Raiken was born in Kyoto, Japan in 1196.
Raiken was born in Kyoto, Japan in 1196.
He mastered the doctrine of the Samboin school. Ex-Emperor Kameyama, hearing of his saintly virtues, accorded him the title Hokkyo. In his late years, he opened the Jorakuji Temple at Yukinoshita, Kamakura, at the request of Shogun Yoritsune Fujiwara.