Bassui Tokushō
Bassui Tokushō | |
|---|---|
| Title | Rōshi |
| Personal life | |
| Born | 1327 |
| Died | 1387 |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Buddhism |
| School | Rinzai |
Bassui Tokushō (抜隊 得勝, 1327–1387) was a Rinzai Zen Master born in modern-day Kanagawa Prefecture who had trained with Sōtō and Rinzai Zen-masters. Bassui was tormented by the question "Who is the one that sees, hears, and understands?" This question was also central in his teachings, and still inspires present-day Zen-practitioners.