Bodhisena
Sign in to saveBodhisena or Bodaisenna (704–760 CE) was a Buddhist scholar and monk from India known for traveling to Japan and China and establishing the Kegon school, the Japanese transmission of the Huayan school of Chinese Buddhism. He is the first known Indian visitor to Japan.
Key facts
- Person.name
- Bodhisena
- Person.image
- Bodhisena Four Saintly Figures (Eiwa Version) (cropped).jpg
- Person.caption
- Painting depicting Bodhisena, from the detail of 'Portrait of the Four Saints' (1377 AD)
- Person.birth_date
- 704 CE
- Person.birth_place
- Madurai, Tamil Nadu
- Person.death_date
- 760 CE
- Person.death_place
- Daian-ji, Japan
- Person.resting_place
- Ryoujusen Mountain
- Person.known_for
- Spreading Buddhism to Japan (華厳宗, Kegon-shū). Integrating and Legitimizing Buddhism in Japan under Emperor Shomu. Construction of the Todaiji temple in Nara.
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- Early years
- Voyage to Japan
- Life in Japan
- Legacy
- See also
- References
- External links
Bodhisena or Bodaisenna (704–760 CE) was a Buddhist scholar and monk from India known for traveling to Japan and China and establishing the Kegon school, the Japanese transmission of the Huayan school of Chinese Buddhism. He is the first known Indian visitor to Japan.
His stay has been noted in the official history records called the Shoku Nihongi, where he is referred to as Bodai-Senna.
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