白隠慧鶴 Hakuin Ekaku (1686-1769)
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息耕 Sokkō* [= 虚堂智愚 Kidō Chigu, 1185-1269]
虚堂智愚 Xutang Zhiyu, aka 息耕 Xigeng

*Hakuin’s nickname for Xutang appears to be unprecedented. As many point out,
the name Sokkō seems to have been borrowed from the title of a verse composed by Xutang.