# Eison

> Eison was a Japanese Buddhist monk active in the mid-Kamakura period. He founded the Shingon Risshu. Eison was born in Mikata village, Soejō District, Yamato Province, the son of the scholar-monk Keigen of Kōfuku-ji. He is regarded as one of the representative figures of Kamakura Buddhism, known for reviving the neglected Buddhist precepts and restoring the declining Saidai-ji in Nara.

*Japanese Buddhist monk*

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## Identity
- **Country:** Japan
- **Born:** 1201
- **Died:** 1290-09-29
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 43.0 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.4 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 4.8 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 2.3 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 30.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 50.0 / 100

## Sources
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- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11410722)

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