Saichō
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was a Japanese Buddhist monk credited with founding the Japanese Tendai school of Buddhism. He was awarded the posthumous title of Dengyō Daishi (伝教大師).
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- Born
- 767
- Died
- 822
- Works
- 12
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- Religious biography.name
- Saichō (最澄)
- Religious biography.image
- 最澄像 一乗寺蔵 平安時代.jpg
- Religious biography.caption
- Painting of Saichō
- Religious biography.birth_name
- Mitsu no Obitohirono
- Religious biography.birth_date
- September 15, 767
- Religious biography.death_date
- June 26, 822 (age 54)
- Religious biography.religion
- Buddhism
- Religious biography.school
- Tendai
- Religious biography.title
- Founder of Tendai Buddhism
- Religious biography.teacher
- Gyōhyō (行表)
- Religious biography.successor
- Gishin (義真)
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- Saicho
- date of birth
- 0767-09-15
- date of death
- 0822-06-26
- name in kana
- さいちょう
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- Saichō
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15 sectionsContents
- Life
- Early life
- Trip to China
- Founding of Tendai
- Relationship with Kūkai
- Last days
- Teaching
- Integration of the Perfect and Esoteric teachings
- Buddha-nature
- Bodhisattva precepts and new ordination system
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was a Japanese Buddhist monk credited with founding the Japanese Tendai school of Buddhism. He was awarded the posthumous title of Dengyō Daishi (伝教大師).
Recognized for his significant contributions to the development of Japanese Buddhism, Saichō is most famous for introducing the Chinese Tiantai school to Japan, which he adapted into the Tendai tradition. Saichō traveled to Tang China in 804, where he studied the Chinese Tiantai school (along with other traditions). After returning to Japan, he founded the temple and headquarters of Tendai at Enryaku-ji on Mount Hiei (near the capital of Kyoto), which became the center of Tendai practice and a major institution in the history of Japanese Buddhism.