Tenkai

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. His Buddhist name was first , which he changed to Tenkai in 1590. Also known as , he died on 13 November 1643, and was granted the posthumous title of in 1648.

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. His Buddhist name was first , which he changed to Tenkai in 1590. Also known as , he died on 13 November 1643, and was granted the posthumous title of in 1648.

Gallery

File:Tenkai - Rule of November Memorial Service for Zhi-yi - Google Art Project.jpg|Rule of Shimotsukie written by Tenkai File:KaneijiPagoda1270.jpg|Tenkai established Kan'ei-ji in 1624¹ File:Rinnoji jigendo haka.jpg|Tenkai's grave File:Jigendo Otsu06n4592.jpg|Jigendo in Sakamoto, Otsu

References

External sites

KITAIN site Kaneiji Temple(Japanese) Kaneiji Temple(English) Tokyo government (IPA, an agency of the Government of Japan) Nikko Sightseeing association official website

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