▁( <0xE5> <0x83> <0xA7> 堂 ; ▁med itation ▁hall ) ▁which ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁built ▁there , ▁and ▁also ▁o vers aw ▁its ▁dedic ation ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 2 3 6 . ▁According ▁to ▁surv iving ▁records , ▁it ▁was ▁around ▁this ▁time ▁that ▁Ej ō ▁had ▁an ▁en light en ment ▁experience . ▁D ō gen ▁was ▁reading ▁a ▁k ō an ▁to ▁his ▁students ▁in ▁which ▁a ▁mon k ▁asks ▁Sh ish u ang ▁Ch uy uan , ▁" How ▁is ▁it ▁that ▁one ▁hair ▁dig s ▁many ▁d itch es "? , ▁reported ly ▁trigger ing ▁his ▁experience . ▁This ▁is ▁thought ▁to ▁have ▁taken ▁place ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 2 3 6 . ▁According ▁to ▁D air y ō ▁G um on , ▁writing ▁much ▁later ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 7 th ▁century , ▁Ej ō ▁received ▁d har ma ▁transmission ▁from ▁D ō gen ▁just ▁after ▁this ▁event , ▁complete ▁with ▁the ▁presentation ▁of ▁cert ification ▁documents . ▁The ▁following ▁month , ▁Ej ō ▁was ▁made ▁sh uso ▁( 首 座 ; ▁head ▁mon k ). ▁Following ▁these ▁events , ▁regardless ▁of ▁the ▁ver acity ▁of ▁G um on ' s ▁claims , ▁contemporary ▁historical ▁sources ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Den k ō ro ku ▁agree ▁that ▁Ej ō ▁was ▁treated ▁as ▁D ō gen ' s ▁he ir , ▁serving ▁as ▁his ▁closest ▁att endant . ▁The ▁" D enk ō ro ku ▁states : ▁" T hr ough out ▁the ▁day , ▁he ▁was ▁in separ