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
Japans priester (1141-1215)
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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 · Nederlands
Eisai (27 mei 1141 – 2 juli 1215) was een Japanse boeddhistische priester die in Japan de Rinzai-school van het zenboeddhisme, alsook de Chinese groene thee introduceerde. Hij is ook bekend als Eisai Zenji. Eisai studeerde in China, zoals ook zenmeester Dōgen deed. Hij wordt geassocieerd met de zenschool Rinzai, die koanstudie bepleit (in tegenstelling tot de zenschool Sōtō, die stille meditatie bepleit). Groene thee werd ook geïntroduceerd in Japan door Eisai. Hij bracht de theezaden uit China en cultiveerde en bereidde ze. Hij schreef zelfs een boek over thee, omdat hij ervan overtuigd was dat thee een geneesmiddel was voor allerlei kwalen.
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