Ganjin (Jianzhen)

E270956

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

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (45)

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

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-den
surface form: Ganjin Wajō
influenced Japanese Buddhism
Japanese Buddhism
surface form: Nara 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 (Jianzhen) self-link
surface form: Ganjin

Ganjin (Jianzhen) self-linksurface differs
surface form: Jianzhen
nativeName Ganjin (Jianzhen) self-linksurface differs
surface form: 鑑真

Ganjin (Jianzhen) self-linksurface differs
surface form: 鑒真
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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Referenced by (7)

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

Nara period notableMonk Ganjin (Jianzhen)
Tōshōdai-ji foundedBy Ganjin (Jianzhen)
this entity surface form: Jianzhen
Tōshōdai-ji foundedBy Ganjin (Jianzhen)
this entity surface form: Ganjin
Ganjin (Jianzhen) name Ganjin (Jianzhen) self-link
subject surface form: Ganjin
this entity surface form: Ganjin
Ganjin (Jianzhen) name Ganjin (Jianzhen) self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Ganjin
this entity surface form: Jianzhen
Ganjin (Jianzhen) nativeName Ganjin (Jianzhen) self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Ganjin
this entity surface form: 鑑真
Ganjin (Jianzhen) nativeName Ganjin (Jianzhen) self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Ganjin
this entity surface form: 鑒真