Gien， A master of the Hosso^ 法相 sect in Japan. He was abandoned in infancy but found and taken to a palace of Emperor Tenchi， where he was raised. He entered the priesthood by imperial order and studied Hosso^ under Chiho^ of the Gango^ji in Nara. In 703 he was invested with the title of So^jo^ and died in 728. His disciples include Gyo^ji and Ro^ben.