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Also known as Former High Prelate Jien

was a Japanese poet, historian, and Buddhist monk.

Person · Open Library

Born
1155
Died
1225
Works
13

Top works

  • 慈圓全集
  • 天台勤學講緣起
  • 愚管抄
  • Miscellany of personal views of an ignorant fool
  • Kōhon Shūgyokushū

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Japan

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
15
Total plays
143

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Key facts

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Jien
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17 May 1155
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Heian-kyō
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Omi (now Shiga)
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Buddhist monk
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history, poetry
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Japanese history

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Encyclopedic overview

6 sections
Contents
  • Biography
  • Gukanshō
  • Poetry
  • See also
  • References
  • Bibliography

was a Japanese poet, historian, and Buddhist monk.

==Biography== Jien was the son of Fujiwara no Tadamichi, a member of the Fujiwara clan of powerful aristocrats. His brother was the future regent Fujiwara no Kanezane. Jien became a Tendai monk early in his life, entering Shōren-in at age eleven. He first took the Buddhist name Dokaei, and later changed it to Jien.

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