1790(The second year of Kansei)

�@After Ryokan finished his hard training, the Reverend Kokusen gave him a walking stick and a piece of

paper, which showed he was a real priest.Thae paper said: "Ryo seems foolish, but the road is very wide".

And in this we can see the Chinese characters "Ryo"(Good)and "Kan"(Wide)