TOREI ENJI (1721–1792) Torei Enji was one of Hakuin's most prominent disciples. At the age of five, when the famous priest Kogetsu stayed with his family as a houseguest, Torei decided to become a monk. His parents first opposed the idea, but the determined Torei was finally able to convince them and was ordained at the age of nine.
When he was twenty-three, Torei met and became the student of Hakuin, who awarded him a certificate of enlightenment after six more years of Zen practice. When Hakuin died, Torei became abbot of Ryutaku-ji Monastery in Mishima. This temple is still an active place of Zen study, and various monks from Ryutaku-ji have been instrumental in bringing Zen to the West.
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