Kyokai Tōryū

Place: Echigo Province

Born: 1779

Death: 1853

Biography:

Kyokai Tōryū, also known as Kaiten Ekō, was a Sōtō Zen monk born in Echigo Province, Japan in 1779. He became the 22nd abbot of Gōtokuji Temple in Musashi in 1832, where he served until his death in 1853. He is known for his ink drawing of The Sixteen Arhats, created in 1851.