Myōan Eisai

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Myōan_Eisai
GPTKB entity
Statements (25)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
Buddhist monk
gptkbp:birthYear 1141
gptkbp:broughtToJapan gptkb:Zen_Buddhism
tea seeds
gptkbp:deathYear 1215
gptkbp:era gptkb:Kamakura_period
gptkbp:founder gptkb:Rinzai_school_of_Zen_Buddhism_in_Japan
gptkb:Japanese_Zen_Buddhism
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Myōan Eisai
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Chinese_Chan_Buddhism
gptkbp:knownFor introducing Zen Buddhism to Japan
promoting tea drinking in Japan
gptkbp:nationality Japanese
gptkbp:ordinationDate gptkb:Tendai_school
gptkbp:otherName gptkb:Yōsai
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Bitchū_Province
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Kyoto
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Buddhism
gptkbp:studiedIn gptkb:China
gptkb:Mount_Hiei
gptkbp:teacherOf gptkb:Shōichi_Kokushi
gptkbp:wrote gptkb:Kissa_Yōjōki
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Memorial_Requesting_the_Transmission_of_the_Dharma_to_the_Emperor_Takakura
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7