Eisai
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eisai-183-16473033
title:
Eisai
text:
Myōan Eisai/Yōsai was a Japanese Buddhist priest, credited with founding the Rinzai school, the Japanese line of the Linji school of Zen Buddhism. In 1191, he introduced this Zen approach to Japan, following his trip to China from 1187 to 1191, during which he was initiated into the Linji school by the master Hsü an. It is also said that he popularized green tea in Japan, following this same trip. He was also the founding abbot of Japan's first Zen temple Shōfuku-ji and Kennin-ji. He is often kn
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Japanese buddhist monk (1141–1215)
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eisai
date created:
2004-01-23T13:41:08Z
date modified:
2024-09-07T13:58:45Z
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