Background
Shuetsu was born in 1508 in Hoki Province (Tottori Prefecture), Japan.
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also known as
Shincho Jisho Zenji, Reigen Taishu Kokushi
Career
He became head priest of the Daitokuji Tempie in 1555. The Court accorded him the name of Shincho Jisho Zenji in 1558. Emperor Ogimachi gave him the name of Reigen Taishu Kokushi afterward. Another Shuetsu (1644-1714) of the Rinzai Sect was chief priest of the Tokaiji Temple in Musashi Province. He was later made chief priest at the Daitokui in Kyoto. He was a famed tea ceremony master of the the name Sekishu of school. The Court gave him the name of Honin Daijo Zenji.
