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He was born in 766 in present day Ōtsu city in Shiga prefecture. At age 13 he became a disciple of a monk named Gyōhyō. He became a novice monk when he was 14 years old, and received the name Saichō. In 785 he was already an official monk. He could continue on to become a member of the elite, but instead chose to retreat to Mount Hiei.
Saichō was the first Japanese patriarch of Tendai Buddhism, whose teachings are based on those of the Chinese Tientai sect. The notably Chinese-inflected portrayal here is a reminder that Saichō traveled to China in 804 and is said to have brought back manuals on Esoteric Buddhism, drawings of portraits of Tientai masters, and ritual accoutrements.
2 set 2014 · And yet Saichō had the insight to recognize the importance of the Tiantai texts that had been brought to Japan by Ganjin (688–763, a precepts master who had also trained in the Tiantai tradition). Among these texts, which Saichō discovered of special significance, was the encyclopedic Mohezhiguan (Jp. Makashikan 摩訶止観) of Zhiyi (Jp.
Saichō (left) and Kūkai (right) as depicted on the cover of the first issue of the manga A-Un written and illustrated by Mari Okazaki. Big Spirit Comics, 2014. With the political influence of his uncle Atō and likely that of fellow meditating monks high up in the state religious establishment, Kūkai was approved to join the Japanese ambassadorial delegation of four ships going to China in ...
26 gen 2024 · Saichō. Il Buddismo Zen fu successivamente introdotto in Giappone dal monaco cinese Eisai nel XII secolo, e ulteriormente sviluppato dal monaco giapponese Saichō, che fondò la scuola buddista Tendai in Giappone. Il discepolo di Saichō, Dogen, in seguito fondò la scuola Soto dello Zen in Giappone nel XIII secolo.
Saichō’s group at Enryaku-ji was believed to protect the capital. One of his earliest supporters at court, Wake no Hiroyo (the son of Wake no Kiyomaro) invited Saichō and others to give lectures. Saichō’s success at the lectures led him to meet Emperor Kanmu. Meeting Emperor Kanmu proved to be crucial in his career.
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