Background
Soshun was born in 1368 in Yamashiro, Kyoto, Japan,
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also known as
Nippo
Education
Soshun studied under Muin (Soin Zenji) at the Kaiseiji Temple in Settsu Province (Osaka Prefecture).
Career
After Muin died, Soshun lived at the Muchakuan Hermitage in Mino Province (Gifu Prefecture) and then on Mt. Shikano-o in Owari Province (Aichi Prefecture). He became the founder of the Zuisenji Temple on that mountain with the support of his followers in the district. Afterward he went to Kyoto and restored the Myoshinji Temple and became chief priest at the Daitokuji Temple at the Imperial command.
