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飯田 (大顕) 欓隠 Iida (Daiken) Tōin (1863-1937)

https://terebess.hu/zen/mesterek/Mohr-Nantembo.pdf p. 82.

中原南天棒 Nakahara Nantenbō's (1839–1925) foremost lay disciple was the former doctor Daiken Tōin 大顕欓隠 (Iida Masakuma 飯田政熊 1863-1937). Their fitst meeting took place during the night of 2 December 1889. Daiken had experienced a massive breakthrough and was eager to confirm his understanding with a master as soon as possible. His understanding was acknowledged as genuine, but Nantenbo pressed the newcomer to further refine and deepen his training. He finally gave him his recognition (inka) in 1898.
Daiken was the first layperson to undergo the whole training process under Nantenbo's stern fist, and he later had a considerable following during the Taisho and Showa periods. Some of his vigorous teisho have been recorded, and even now these texts are considered among the best commentaries of Zen classics and koan training from the point of view of a practitioner. In 1922, however, Daiken Toin chose to become a priest under 原田 (大雲) 祖岳 Harada (Daiun) Sogaku (1871-1961), becoming his Dharma successor and contributing to the success of the Rinzai-flavored Soto lineage that still flourishes at Hosshin-ji, in Obama.