History of Zen pp 169-173 | Cite as
Shinetsu Kōchū and Forty-Six Sects
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Shinetsu Kōchū (1642–1696) was the founder of Shinetsu Sect (Ryū) in Japan. There were altogether forty-six Sects (or Ryū’s) in Japanese Zen. Each Sect or Ryū had a founder. These founders were either Zen Masters who came to Japan from China or Japanese Zen Masters who visited China in the Sung Dynasty or Yuan Dynasty.
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