Dōkyō
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was a Japanese monk who rose to power through the favor of Empress Kōken (Empress Shōtoku) and became a Daijō-daijin Zenji, the rank set up for him, and later became a Hōō, the highest rank of the religious world.
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1642
- Died
- 1721
- Works
- 1
Top works
- Shōju Rōjin shū
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Key facts
- Royalty.name
- Dōkyō
- Royalty.birth_date
- 700
- Royalty.birth_place
- Wakae, Kawachi Province
- Royalty.death_place
- Shimotsuke Yakushi-ji, Shimotsuke Province
- Royalty.occupation
- Monk
- Royalty.religion
- Buddhism
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Encyclopedic overview
7 sectionsContents
- Early life
- Rise to power
- Policies during ascendancy
- Fall from power and death
- See also
- Notes
- References
was a Japanese monk who rose to power through the favor of Empress Kōken (Empress Shōtoku) and became a Daijō-daijin Zenji, the rank set up for him, and later became a Hōō, the highest rank of the religious world.
He served Ryoben at Tōdai-ji. He was favored by retired empress Kōken for nursing her and healing her illness. After the Fujiwara no Nakamaro Rebellion, Kōken came to the throne again as Empress Shōtoku, and Dōkyō became Daijō-daijin and then Hōō, and wielded great power. He also attempted to take advantage of the oracle of Usa Hachiman to assume the position of emperor, but was blocked by Wake no Kiyomaro. He lost his position after the death of Empress Shōtoku and was sent to Shimotsuke Yakushi-ji.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Dōkyō” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.