Eisai
Sign in to saveAlso known as Myoan Eisai, Minnan Eisai, 1141-1215, Myōan Yōsai, 1141-1215, Myōan Saikō, Zenji, 1141-1215, Eisai, Zenji, 1141-1215, Yōsai, 1141-1215, Myōan Eisai, 1141-1215
Gründer der Rinzai-Schule des Zen-Buddhismus
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Eisai was a male Japanese figure born on May 27, 1141, and died on August 1, 1215. He is known by the name in kana as えいさい and held the courtesy name 明菴. His posthumous name is recorded as 千光国師.
He is associated with the Japanese language. His biographical data appears in sources cataloged under the identifier JP.
Synthesized by Vinony from 11 facts across 2 sources: Wikidata, VIAF. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
Authority record · VIAF
- Lifespan
- 1141–1215
- Nationality
- JP
- Language
- jpn
- Gender
- Male
Recorded by 15 libraries
via VIAF · OCLC
Key facts
- Religious biography.name
- Eisai
- Religious biography.image
- Myoan-Eisai-Kennin-ji-Portrait.png
- Religious biography.birth_date
- 27 May 1141
- Religious biography.birth_place
- Bitchū Province, Japan
- Religious biography.death_place
- Heian-kyō, Japan
- Religious biography.nationality
- Japanese
- Religious biography.religion
- Buddhism
- Religious biography.school
- Rinzai
- Religious biography.title
- Zen Master
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Japan
- Place of death
- Kennin-ji Temple
- Occupation
- Buddhist monk
- Languages spoken
- Japanese
- Native language
- Japanese
- Religion
- Rinzai school
- Image
- Myoan-Eisai-Kennin-ji-Portrait.png
- Work location
- Osaka
Show 11 more facts
- date of birth
- 1141-12-15
- date of death
- 1215-08-01
- name in native language
- 栄西
- Commons category
- Eisai
- posthumous name
- 千光国師
- place of burial
- Kennin-ji Temple
- ethnic group
- Japanese people
- writing language
- Japanese
- courtesy name
- 明菴
- name in kana
- えいさい
- Commons Creator page
- Eisai
Sources (3)
via Wikidata · CC0
Article · Deutsch
Myōan Eisai (japanisch 明菴 栄西; wahrscheinlich damals Yōsai ausgesprochen) (* 20. Tag des 4. Monats (27. Mai) im Jahr 1141 in der Provinz Bitchū (heute Okayama); † 5. Tag des 7. Monats (1. August) im Jahr 1215 in Kyōto) war ein japanischer buddhistischer Priester, der die Rinzai-Schule des Zen-Buddhismus und den Tee von China nach Japan gebracht hat. Er wird oft einfach als Eisai Zenji (栄西禅師), d. h. Zen-Meister Eisai bezeichnet.
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