Gasan Jōseki Explained

Gasan Jōseki
Birth Date:1275
Death Date:1366
Religion:Buddhism
School:Sōtō
Zen Master
Teacher:Keizan Jōkin
Predecessor:Keizan Jōkin
Successor:Bassui Tokushō
Taigen Sōshin
Students:Bassui Tokushō
Taigen Sōshin
Tsūgen Jakurei
Mutan Sokan
Daisetsu Sōrei
Jippō Ryōshū.

Gasan Jōseki (峨山韶碩 1275–23 November 1366) was a Japanese Soto Zen monk. He was a disciple of Keizan Jokin, and his students included Bassui Tokushō, Taigen Sōshin, Tsūgen Jakurei, Mutan Sokan, Daisetsu Sōrei, and Jippō Ryōshū.

Later, he was designated the 2nd head of Sojiji Temple.