) ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Japan ▁in ▁Sh iz u oka ▁Pref ect ure . ▁His ▁family ▁was ▁very ▁poor , ▁and ▁therefore ▁he ▁was ▁adopted ▁by ▁another ▁family . ▁When ▁he ▁was ▁five ▁he ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁Fu ku ji - in , ▁a ▁small ▁R in za i - tem ple ▁under ▁the ▁guidance ▁of ▁T su y ama ▁Gen po . ▁ ▁Y as ut ani ▁saw ▁himself ▁becoming ▁a ▁Z en - p ri est ▁as ▁dest ined : ▁ ▁Yet ▁his ▁ch ances ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁Z en - p ri est ▁were ▁small , ▁since ▁he ▁was ▁not ▁born ▁into ▁a ▁temple - family . ▁ ▁When ▁he ▁was ▁eleven ▁he ▁moved ▁to ▁Da ich u ji , ▁also ▁a ▁R in za i - tem ple . ▁At ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁th ir teen ▁he ▁was ▁ord ained ▁at ▁Te ish in ji , ▁a ▁S ō t ō ▁temple ▁and ▁given ▁the ▁name ▁H aku un . ▁When ▁he ▁was ▁six teen ▁he ▁moved ▁again , ▁to ▁D ens hin ji , ▁under ▁the ▁guidance ▁of ▁B ok us an ▁N ishi ari . ▁ ▁There after ▁he ▁studied ▁with ▁several ▁other ▁pri ests , ▁but ▁was ▁also ▁educated ▁as ▁a ▁school te acher ▁and ▁became ▁an ▁elementary ▁school ▁teacher ▁and ▁principal . ▁When ▁he ▁was ▁thirty ▁he ▁married , ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁and ▁he ▁eventually ▁had ▁five ▁children . ▁ ▁He ▁began ▁training ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 5 , ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁forty ,