Gyōki

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Gyōki was an influential Japanese Buddhist monk of the Nara period known for his public works, social welfare activities, and role in promoting Buddhism among the common people.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Gyōki canonical 9
Kōgyō Daishi 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Japanese Buddhist monk ⓘ
Nara period person ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ
activePeriod Nara period ⓘ
associatedWith Emperor Shōmu ⓘ
Great Buddha project at Nara ⓘ
Tōdai-ji ⓘ
commemoratedIn Japanese Buddhist temple traditions ⓘ
local legends and folklore in various regions of Japan ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Japan ⓘ
ethnicGroup Japanese ⓘ
historicalReputation one of the most influential monks of the Nara period ⓘ
honorificTitle Daibosatsu (Great Bodhisattva) ⓘ
influenced development of socially engaged Buddhism in Japan ⓘ
spread of Buddhism among peasants ⓘ
knownFor itinerant preaching ⓘ
organizing lay believers ⓘ
promoting Buddhism among common people ⓘ
public works projects ⓘ
social welfare activities ⓘ
legacy model for later public-works monks in Japan ⓘ
venerated as a bodhisattva-like figure in later tradition ⓘ
movement Buddhism in Japan ⓘ
linked to: Japanese Buddhism
name Gyōki ⓘ
nativeName 行基 ⓘ
notableWork construction of bridges ⓘ
construction of reservoirs ⓘ
construction of roads ⓘ
organization of irrigation projects ⓘ
support for the poor and sick ⓘ
occupation Buddhist monk ⓘ
religious leader ⓘ
placeOfActivity Kinai region ⓘ
linked to: Kansai region

Nara ⓘ
religion Buddhism ⓘ
religiousOrder Hossō school ⓘ
roleInSociety leader of lay Buddhist groups ⓘ
mediator between state and commoners ⓘ
provider of social services ⓘ
socialContribution aid to travelers ⓘ
improvement of rural infrastructure ⓘ
organization of community labor ⓘ
support for marginalized populations ⓘ
teachingFocus bringing Buddhist teachings to commoners ⓘ
practical application of Buddhist compassion ⓘ

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Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Nara period → notableMonk → Gyōki ⓘ
Gyōki → name → Gyōki ⓘ
Kegon → hasImportantFigure → Gyōki ⓘ
subject linked to: Huayan / Kegon
Ryōzenji → foundedBy → Gyōki ⓘ
subject linked to: Temple 1: Ryōzenji
Ryōzenji → foundedBy → Gyōki ⓘ
Ishiteji → foundedBy → Gyōki ⓘ
subject linked to: Temple 51: Ishiteji
Kakuban → alternateName → Kōgyō Daishi ⓘ
linked to: Gyōki
Saiho-ji → founder → Gyōki ⓘ
行基 → nameInRomaji → Gyōki ⓘ