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Also 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

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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
Image
Myoan-Eisai-Kennin-ji-Portrait.png
Work location
Osaka
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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)

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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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