an . ▁ ▁He ▁later ▁became ▁a ▁Z en ▁teacher , ▁and ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁professor ▁at ▁Kom az awa ▁University . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 9 , ▁he ▁took ▁responsibility ▁for ▁An ta i - ji , ▁a ▁z en ▁temple ▁in ▁northern ▁Ky oto . ▁Because ▁of ▁his ▁regular ▁travel s ▁throughout ▁Japan ▁to ▁teach ▁z en , ▁and ▁against ▁tradition ▁his ▁not ▁becoming ▁a ▁conventional ▁ab bot ▁of ▁a ▁home ▁temple , ▁he ▁came ▁to ▁be ▁known ▁as ▁" Hom eless ▁K odo " ▁(" hom eless " ▁in ▁the ▁Japanese ▁referring ▁more ▁to ▁his ▁lack ▁of ▁a ▁temple ▁than ▁a ▁residence ). ▁S aw aki ▁died ▁on ▁December ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 1 9 6 5 , ▁at ▁An ta iji . ▁He ▁was ▁succeeded ▁by ▁a ▁senior ▁dis ci ple , ▁Kos ho ▁U chi y ama . ▁ ▁He ▁is ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁rig orous ▁emphas is ▁on ▁z az en , ▁in ▁particular ▁the ▁practice ▁of ▁sh ik ant aza , ▁or ▁" just ▁sitting ". ▁He ▁often ▁called ▁Z en ▁" w onder fully ▁useless ," ▁disc ou rag ing ▁any ▁gain ing ▁idea ▁or ▁seeking ▁after ▁special ▁experiences ▁or ▁states ▁of ▁conscious ness . ▁ ▁Line age ▁ ▁D har ma ▁transmission ▁to ▁ ▁Though ▁S aw aki ▁ord ained ▁many ▁mon ks ▁and ▁n uns , ▁only ▁five ▁mon ks ▁and ▁three ▁n uns ▁received ▁D har ma ▁Trans mission ▁( Sh