Ganjin (Jianzhen)

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Ganjin (Jianzhen) was a Chinese Buddhist monk renowned for his arduous journey to Japan and his pivotal role in establishing orthodox Buddhist precepts during the Nara period.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Ganjin 2
Jianzhen 2
Ganjin (Jianzhen) canonical 1

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Buddhist monk
historical figure
person
arrivalYearInJapan 753
associatedWithTemple Daming Temple in Yangzhou
linked to: Daming Temple
birthPlace Tang dynasty China
linked to: Tang dynasty

Yangzhou
birthYear 688
causeOfBlindness illness during voyages
countryOfCitizenship Tang dynasty
culturalDepiction subject of statue at Tōshōdai-ji
deathYear 763
discipline Vinaya
era Nara period
Tang dynasty
founded Risshū school in Japan
Tōshōdai-ji
honorificTitle Ganjin Wajō
linked to: Ganjin Wajō-den
influenced Japanese Buddhism
Nara Buddhism
linked to: Japanese Buddhism
introducedDiscipline Chinese Vinaya tradition to Japan
knownFor establishing orthodox Buddhist ordination in Nara period Japan
founding the Risshū school in Japan
introducing Buddhist precepts to Japan
journey from China to Japan
legacy standardization of Buddhist ordination in Japan
strengthening Sino-Japanese religious exchange
madeMultipleAttemptsToReachJapan true
monasticOrder Risshū
name Ganjin
linked to: Ganjin (Jianzhen)

Jianzhen
linked to: Ganjin (Jianzhen)
nativeName 鑑真
linked to: Ganjin (Jianzhen)

鑒真
linked to: Ganjin (Jianzhen)
numberOfVoyagesAttemptedToJapan six
occupation Buddhist monk
religious teacher
placeOfDeath Nara
Tōshōdai-ji
religion Buddhism
role founder of Japanese Risshū
precepts master
suffered blindness
teacherOf Japanese Buddhist monks
traveledFrom China
traveledTo Japan

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

Nara period notableMonk Ganjin (Jianzhen)
Tōshōdai-ji foundedBy Jianzhen
linked to: Ganjin (Jianzhen)
Tōshōdai-ji foundedBy Ganjin
linked to: Ganjin (Jianzhen)
Ganjin name Ganjin
subject linked to: Ganjin (Jianzhen)
linked to: Ganjin (Jianzhen)
Ganjin name Jianzhen
subject linked to: Ganjin (Jianzhen)
linked to: Ganjin (Jianzhen)
Ganjin nativeName 鑑真
subject linked to: Ganjin (Jianzhen)
linked to: Ganjin (Jianzhen)
Ganjin nativeName 鑒真
subject linked to: Ganjin (Jianzhen)
linked to: Ganjin (Jianzhen)