Zōmyō ［増命］ (843–927): Also known as Jōkan. The tenth chief priest of Enryaku-ji, the head temple of the Tendai school on Mount Hiei in Japan. In 855 he went to Enryaku-ji and studied there. In 867 Zōmyō received the bodhisattva precepts and furthered his study of the Tendai doctrines under Jikaku and Chishō, respectively the third and fifth chief priests of Enryaku-ji. In 899 he became superintendent of Onjō-ji, another main temple of the Tendai school, and in 906 he became the chief priest of Enryaku-ji temple. He gained renown for the apparent effectiveness of his prayers in curing the illnesses of the emperor and retired emperors. In 925 he was appointed to the nationwide position of administrator of priests.