▁the ▁Sh ō b ō gen z ō ▁Zu imon ki , ▁a ▁collection ▁of ▁inform al ▁tal ks ▁by ▁D ō gen ▁which ▁Ej ō ▁recorded ▁throughout ▁his ▁dis ci ples hip . ▁He ▁is ▁also ▁featured ▁prom in ently ▁in ▁the ▁Den k ō ro ku , ▁the ▁first ▁major ▁piece ▁of ▁script ure ▁produced ▁in ▁the ▁S ō t ō ▁school ▁after ▁D ō gen , ▁with ▁his ▁transmission ▁story ▁serving ▁as ▁the ▁final ▁ko an . ▁After ▁D ō gen ' s ▁death , ▁Ej ō ▁strugg led ▁to ▁maintain ▁leadership ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁E ihe i - ji ▁monaster y , ▁due ▁in ▁part ▁to ▁his ▁lack ▁of ▁training ▁in ▁China ▁that ▁prevent ed ▁him ▁from ▁comple ting ▁the ▁temple ▁as ▁a ▁Chinese - style ▁med itation ▁hall , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁un famil iar ity ▁with ▁Chinese - style ▁mon astic ▁practices . ▁He ▁gave ▁d har ma ▁transmission ▁to ▁Jak uen , ▁G ikai , ▁G ien ▁and ▁Gi in , ▁all ▁of ▁whom ▁were ▁originally ▁students ▁of ▁D ō gen , ▁but ▁his ▁failure ▁to ▁design ate ▁a ▁clear ▁he ir ▁himself ▁led ▁to ▁a ▁power ▁struggle ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁sand ai ▁s ō ron ▁that ▁tempor arily ▁split ▁the ▁community . ▁ ▁Biography ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁K oun ▁Ej ō ▁was ▁born ▁into ▁the ▁powerful ▁Fu ji w ara ▁cl an ▁in ▁ 1 1 9 8 ▁to ▁an ▁arist ocr atic ▁family . ▁His ▁early ▁education ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁Ky oto , ▁after