Background
Shomyo was born in 1235 in Suruga Province (Shizuoka Prefecture), Japan.
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He studied under Joben and became a priest at the age of 14. He studied under Doryu (Rankei) in Kamakura before he went to China (Sung Dynasty) in 1230.
Career
He lived at the Kenchoji Temple in Kamakura. One of the most distinguished priests of the Rinzai Sect, he was as respected as Daio, Daito and Kanzan. He went to China (Sung Dynasty) in 1230. He then returned in 1267 and settled at the Sofukuji Temple in Dazaifu, Kyushu (1272). He moved to the IVIanjuji Temple in 1305 at the order of ex-Emperor Fushimi.
He founded the Kagenji Temple in Kyoto and later lived at the Kenchoji Temple.
