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Tenkai

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Japanese Buddhist monk

JapanLived 1536 to 1643 · aged 107
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Tenkai was an influential Japanese Tendai Buddhist monk of the Azuchi-Momoyama and early Edo periods. He achieved the rank of Daisōjō, the highest rank of the Tendai priesthood and was an influential advisor to various Shoguns, including Tokugawa Ieyasu.

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Portrait painting of Tenkai by Kimura Ryotaku (Rinnoji temple)Portrait painting of Tenkai by Kimura Ryotaku (Rinnoji temple)Kamakura-period statue of Thousand-armed Kannon at Sanjūsangen-dō in Kyoto, Japan.Kamakura-period statue of Thousand-armed Kannon at Sanjūsangen-dō in Kyoto, Japan.

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Tenkai was an influential Japanese Tendai Buddhist monk of the Azuchi-Momoyama and early Edo periods. He achieved the rank of Daisōjō, the highest rank of the Tendai priesthood and was an influential advisor to various Shoguns, including Tokugawa Ieyasu. He also oversaw the project to carve and print the Kan'ei-ji Edition of the Chinese Buddhist Canon, which was completed in 1648.

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Japan
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1536 to 1643 · aged 107
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8 languages

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