Mugai Nyodai
Japanese Buddhist nun · Lived 1223 to 1298 · aged 75
Mugai Nyodai was one of the first abbesses of Zen Buddhism and the first female Zen master in Japan. A disciple of Mugaku Sogen, she organized convents and spread the lessons of the Rinzai school of Zen.
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A typical day, 30 days to 24 August 2026
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The only surviving written accounts of her life date to more recent centuries, and so many details of her biography are unclear.
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Lived 1223 to 1298 · aged 75