Background
Sono was born in 1313 in Japan.
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also known as
Taisetsu
Career
Sono became a priest on Mount Hiei when a boy. After returning from China in 1358, he lived at the Eitokuji Temple in Higo Province (Kumamoto Prefecture). Sono founded the Shimpukuji (Kanagawa Prefecture) and Kankiji (around Tokyo) temples. He also built a monastery at the Ryogonji Temple, Hitachi Province (Ibaraki Prefecture). Later Sono lived at the Kenchoji Temple in Kamakura at the request of Ujimitsu Ashikaga.
