Background
Shokei was born in 1667 in Omi Province (Shiga Prefecture), Japan.
Shokei was born in 1667 in Omi Province (Shiga Prefecture), Japan.
He restored the Homyoin Temple in Omi Province (Shiga Prefecture). He became a priest in 1675. He retired and lived near Ishiyama on Lake Biwa (1696).
He engaged in a series of debates with Reiku. He founded the Shorensha, a Buddhist society in 1708 and practiced nembutsu (invocation of the name of Buddha). He also wrote many books.