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Mongaku

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Japanese Buddhist monk from the late Heian Period to early Kamakura Period

JapanLived 1139 to 1203 · aged 64
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Mongaku (文覚) was a Japanese samurai and Shingon Buddhist priest of the late Heian and early Kamakura period. He was a close associate of shogun Minamoto no Yoritomo, having contributed to the declaration of the Genpei War. Myōe was the disciple of his disciple Jōkaku.

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Portrait of Mongaku (Tokyo National Museum)Portrait of Mongaku (Tokyo National Museum)Mongaku penancing at Nachi waterfall with Kiṃkara and Ceṭaka (by Utagawa Kuniyoshi)Mongaku penancing at Nachi waterfall with Kiṃkara and Ceṭaka (by Utagawa Kuniyoshi)

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Mongaku (文覚) was a Japanese samurai and Shingon Buddhist priest of the late Heian and early Kamakura period. He was a close associate of shogun Minamoto no Yoritomo, having contributed to the declaration of the Genpei War. Myōe was the disciple of his disciple Jōkaku. His secular name, before ordination, was Endō Moritō. He is also known as Mongaku Shōnin.

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Japan
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deceased
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Lived 1139 to 1203 · aged 64
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