Jōkei (monk)

id: j-kei-monk-274-14761294
title: Jōkei (monk)
text: Jōkei (貞慶) (1155–1213) was an influential Buddhist scholar-monk and reformer of the East Asian Yogācāra sect in Japan, posthumously known as Gedatsu shōnin. Jōkei was a prolific author, asserting and compiling the Yogācāra doctrine while simultaneously refuting newer movements, particularly the Pure Land movement begun by Hōnen. Like his contemporary Myōe, Jōkei sought to make Buddhism more accessible to the public through the promotion various practices which focused on devotion to different fi
brand slug: wiki
category slug: encyclopedia
description: Historical Japanese spiritual figure
original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%C5%8Dkei_(monk)
date created:
date modified: 2024-02-21T17:39:50Z
main entity: {"identifier":"Q11634518","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q11634518"}
image:
fields total: 13
integrity: 14

Related Entries

Explore Next Part