Seisetsu Shucho (誠拙周樗)
Shucho SEISETSU (1745 - August 6, 1820) was a Buddhist monk of Rinzai Sect cum waka poet in the mid-late Edo period. He hailed from Iyo no kuni (Iyo Province). His go (a pen name) was Muyo Dojin and his shigo (a posthumous title) was Taiyo Kokushi.
He studied under Shucho HIGASHIYAMA of Butsunichi-an, Engaku-ji Temple, Kamakura, succeeded Shucho HIGASHIYAMA's teachings and became zendo shuso (a leader of Buddhist monks engaged in the ascetic practices of Zen Sect) of Engaku-ji Temple in 1783. Later, he moved to Kyoto Shokoku-ji Temple and spent his last years there.
He learned waka poetry from Kageki KAGAWA and bequeathed the anthology of his waka poems called 'Seisetsu zenjishu.'