Background
Shukaku Hosshinno was born in 1150. He was the second son of Emperor Goshirakawa.
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Shukaku Hosshinno
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Career
Shukaku Hosshinno became a disciple of Priest Prince Kakusho Hosshinno of the Ninnaji Temple. Succeeded Kakusho as Priest Prince of the temple in 1169. Supervised the Enyiiji and other noted temples.
A calligrapher of note, he founded the Hokuinryii and Sambomryu schools of calligraphy. Wrote more than 100 volumes of books.
