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
日本における臨済宗の開祖
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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 · 日本語
明菴栄西（みょうあん えいさい/ようさい、永治元年4月20日（1141年5月27日） - 建保3年7月5日（1215年8月1日））は、平安時代末期から鎌倉時代初期の僧。日本における臨済宗の開祖、建仁寺の開山。天台密教の流祖。字が明菴、諱が栄西。また、廃れていた喫茶の習慣を日本に再び伝えたことでも知られる。
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