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Also known as Nankōbō Tenkai, Jigen Daishi

thumb|Portrait painting of Tenkai by Kimura Ryotaku (Rinnoji temple)

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1536
Died
1643
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date of birth
1536-00-00
date of death
1643-11-13
name in native language
天海
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Tenkai
name in kana
てんかい
posthumous name
慈眼大師
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thumb|Portrait painting of Tenkai by Kimura Ryotaku (Rinnoji temple)

was an influential Japanese Tendai Buddhist monk of the Azuchi-Momoyama and early Edo periods. He achieved the rank of Daisōjō, the highest rank of the Tendai priesthood and was an influential advisor to various Shoguns, including Tokugawa Ieyasu. He also oversaw the project to carve and print the Kan'ei-ji Edition (also known as Tenkai Edition) of the Chinese Buddhist Canon, which was completed in 1648.

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