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Also known as Shōitsu Kokushi, Ben'en

'''Enni Ben'en (圓爾辯圓; 1 November 1202 – 10 November 1280) or simply Enni, also known as Shōichi Kokushi''', was a Japanese Buddhist monk. He started his Buddhist training as a Tendai monk. While he was studying with Eisai, a vision of Sugawara no Michizane appeared to him in a dream and told him to go to China and study meditation. Following this vision, he met the Rinzai teacher Wuzhun Shifan in China, and studied Mahayana with him. When he returned to Japan, after founding Jōten-ji temple in Hakata (Fukuoka), he founded Tōfuku-ji monastery in Kyoto, and practiced Zen as well as other types o

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There are at least two artists who use this profile: 1.) ENNI is a German hyper pop/rap artist from Leipzig. ENNI started in February 2022 as a duo consisting of singer ENNI and producer Parvus. The project brings together influences from indie rock and hip hop, blending them into a form of German electropop characterized by melodic hooks and trap-influenced production. The debut singles from the first album IN WEISS were featured on several playlists <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/E.N.I

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  • All my life I taught Zen to the people - Nine and seventy years.He who sees not things as they areWill never know Zen.

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Religious biography.name
Enni Ben'en
Religious biography.native_name
圓爾辯圓
Religious biography.native_name_lang
ja
Religious biography.image
Ennibenen11365679847362.jpg
Religious biography.caption
Painting of Enni by the monk Kichizan Minchō. Kamakura period, 14th century
Religious biography.birth_date
1 November 1202(15th day, 10th month, Kennin 5)
Religious biography.birth_place
Shizuoka, Japan
Religious biography.death_date
10 November 1280 (age 78)(17th day, 10th month, Kōan 3)
Religious biography.death_place
Mount Kōya, Japan
Religious biography.religion
Buddhism
Religious biography.school
Mahayana Buddhism, Rinzai, Tendai
Religious biography.teacher
Eisai, Wuzhun Shifan
Chinese.title
Enni Ben'en
Chinese.s
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Chinese.t
圓爾辯圓
Chinese.p
Yuán'ěr Biànyuán
Chinese.bpmf
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date of birth
1202-11-01
date of death
1280-11-10
name in native language
円爾
Commons category
Enni Ben'en
posthumous name
聖一国師
name in kana
べんえん
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'''Enni Ben'en (圓爾辯圓; 1 November 1202 – 10 November 1280) or simply Enni, also known as Shōichi Kokushi''', was a Japanese Buddhist monk. He started his Buddhist training as a Tendai monk. While he was studying with Eisai, a vision of Sugawara no Michizane appeared to him in a dream and told him to go to China and study meditation. Following this vision, he met the Rinzai teacher Wuzhun Shifan in China, and studied Mahayana with him. When he returned to Japan, after founding Jōten-ji temple in Hakata (Fukuoka), he founded Tōfuku-ji monastery in Kyoto, and practiced Zen as well as other types of Buddhism. His disciples included Mujū.

It is traditionally believed that Enni was one of the monks who introduced noodles to Japan from China.

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