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Eihei Dōgen

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Eihei Dōgen

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Also known as Dōgen Zenji, Dōgen Kigen, Dougen

monaco buddhista giapponese

AI overview

Dōgen was a Japanese Zen Buddhist monk and philosopher who founded the Sōtō school of Zen, one of the major branches of Zen Buddhism in Japan. He is considered an important figure in Buddhist history for his teachings and writings that shaped how Zen Buddhism developed and was practiced in Japan.

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Person · Open Library

Born
1200
Died
1253
Works
37

Top works

  • 正法眼蔵を読む
  • 普勧坐禅儀講話
  • 典座教訓赴粥飯法
  • 正法眼蔵解読
  • 修証義の仏教

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Key facts

Religious biography.name
Dōgen
Religious biography.image
Soto-Zen-Master-Dogen-Zenji-Portrait.png
Religious biography.birth_date
26 January 1200
Religious biography.birth_place
Kyoto, Japan
Religious biography.death_place
Kyoto, Japan
Religious biography.religion
Buddhism
Religious biography.school
Sōtō
Religious biography.title
Zen Master
Religious biography.predecessor
Rujing

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
Japan
Place of death
Kyoto
Occupation
Buddhist monk
Languages spoken
Japanese
Native language
Japanese
Religion
Sōtō
Student of
Rujing
Image
Dogen.jpg
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Commons category
Dōgen
date of birth
1200-01-19
date of death
1253-09-29
topic's main category
Category:Dōgen
name in native language
道元
student
Koun Ejō
writing language
Japanese
pseudonym
高祖
name in kana
どうげん
ethnic group
Japanese people
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Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
posthumous name
承陽大師
religious name
希玄
birth name
文殊丸
Commons Creator page
Dōgen
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Article · Italiano

Eihei Dōgen (永平道元禅師, Eihei Dōgen zenji; Kyoto, 19 gennaio 1200 – Kyoto, 28 agosto 1253) è stato un monaco buddhista giapponese, fondatore della scuola buddhista giapponese Zen Sōtō.

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