Eisai
Sign in to saveAlso known as Myoan Eisai, Minnan Eisai, 1141-1215, Myōan Yōsai, 1141-1215, Myōan Saikō, Zenji, 1141-1215, Eisai, Zenji, 1141-1215, Yōsai, 1141-1215, Myōan Eisai, 1141-1215
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 Shōfuku-ji and Kennin-ji, two of the earliest Zen temples in Japan. He is often known simply as Eisai/Yōsai Zenji (栄西禅師), literally "Zen master Eisai".
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1141
- Died
- 1215
- Works
- 4
Top works
- Kamakura no cha
- 喫茶養生記
- Eisai
- Kissa yōjōka
- Kissa yōjōki
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 9
- Total plays
- 18
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- CURRENT STATUS IN THE OCCURRENCE OF POSTOPERATIVE BLEEDING, PERFORATION AND RESIDUAL/LOCAL RECURRENCE DURING COLONOSCOPIC TREATMENT IN JAPAN
· 2010 · cited 122x
- Endoscopic ultrasonography in the diagnosis of colorectal cancer invasion
· 1993 · cited 67x
- Changes in the prevalence of <i>Helicobacter pylori</i> infection and gastrointestinal diseases in the past 17 years
· 2010 · cited 51x
- Joint Pairing and Structured Mapping of Convolutional Brain Morphological Multiplexes for Early Dementia Diagnosis
· 2019 · cited 46x
- MID-TERM PROGNOSIS AFTER ENDOSCOPIC RESECTION FOR SUBMUCOSAL COLORECTAL CARCINOMA: SUMMARY OF A MULTICENTER QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY CONDUCTED BY THE COLORECTAL ENDOSCOPIC RESECTION STANDARDIZATION IMPLEMENTATION WORKING GROUP IN JAPANESE SOCIETY FOR CANCER O
· 2011 · cited 40x
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Key facts
- Religious biography.name
- Eisai
- Religious biography.image
- Myoan-Eisai-Kennin-ji-Portrait.png
- Religious biography.birth_date
- 27 May 1141
- Religious biography.birth_place
- Bitchū Province, Japan
- Religious biography.death_place
- Heian-kyō, Japan
- Religious biography.nationality
- Japanese
- Religious biography.religion
- Buddhism
- Religious biography.school
- Rinzai
- Religious biography.title
- Zen Master
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Wikidata facts
- Image
- Myoan-Eisai-Kennin-ji-Portrait.png
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- date of birth
- 1141-12-15
- date of death
- 1215-08-01
- name in native language
- 栄西
- Commons category
- Eisai
- posthumous name
- 千光国師
- courtesy name
- 明菴
- name in kana
- えいさい
- Commons Creator page
- Eisai
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7 sectionsContents
- Biography
- Importing green tea
- Promotion of Buddhism
- See also
- Notes
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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 Shōfuku-ji and Kennin-ji, two of the earliest Zen temples in Japan. He is often known simply as Eisai/Yōsai Zenji (栄西禅師), literally "Zen master Eisai".
==Biography==