Shuhitsu was a Buddhist priest of the Rinzai Sect. A disciple of Kanzan Egen, he succeeded his master as chief priest of the Myoshinji Temple in Kyoto. He and Fujifusa Fujiwara were not identical persons, as believed by many historians.
Background
Shuhitsu was born in 1296. The Court accorded him the names of Shinko Jakusho Zenji and Enkan Kokushi.