Prince Shōtoku

E491288
Asuka-period person Buddhist Japanese prince regent semi-legendary figure statesman

Prince Shōtoku was a semi-legendary Japanese regent and statesman of the Asuka period, renowned for promoting Buddhism and laying foundations for Japan’s early centralized government.

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Prince Shotoku 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Asuka-period person ⓘ
Buddhist ⓘ
Japanese prince ⓘ
regent ⓘ
semi-legendary figure ⓘ
statesman ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Prince Umayado NERFINISHED ⓘ
Shōtoku Taishi NERFINISHED ⓘ
Umayado no Ōji NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWith Hōryū-ji NERFINISHED ⓘ
Shitennō-ji NERFINISHED ⓘ
authorOf Seventeen-article constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ
birthDate 574 ⓘ
birthPlace Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Japan ⓘ
creditedWithFounding Hōryū-ji NERFINISHED ⓘ
Shitennō-ji NERFINISHED ⓘ
culturalDepiction appears on Japanese banknotes ⓘ
deathDate 622 ⓘ
deathPlace Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ
dynasty Yamato dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ
era Asuka period NERFINISHED ⓘ
father Emperor Yōmei NERFINISHED ⓘ
givenName Umayado NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasRoleIn introduction of Buddhism to Japan ⓘ
house Yamato dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ
implementedReform Seventeen-article constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ
cap and rank system ⓘ
twelve-level cap and rank system ⓘ
influencedBy Buddhist philosophy ⓘ
Chinese political thought ⓘ
Confucianism NERFINISHED ⓘ
knownFor adoption of Chinese-style institutions ⓘ
early centralization of Japanese government ⓘ
promotion of Buddhism in Japan ⓘ
legacy considered a cultural hero in Japan ⓘ
venerated as a Buddhist saint in Japan ⓘ
mother Empress Anahobe no Hashihito NERFINISHED ⓘ
nativeLanguage Japanese ⓘ
notableWork Commentary on the Lotus Sutra NERFINISHED ⓘ
Commentary on the Vimalakīrti Sutra NERFINISHED ⓘ
Commentary on the Śrīmālādevī Sūtra NERFINISHED ⓘ
Seventeen-article constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ
patronOf Hōryū-ji NERFINISHED ⓘ
positionHeld Crown Prince of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ
regent of Japan ⓘ
promoted Buddhist temples ⓘ
regentFor Empress Suiko NERFINISHED ⓘ
religion Buddhism ⓘ
sentDiplomaticMissionTo Sui dynasty China NERFINISHED ⓘ

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

Buddhist Monuments in the Horyu-ji Area → associatedWith → Prince Shōtoku ⓘ
this entity surface form: Prince Shotoku
Gangō-ji → associatedWith → Prince Shōtoku ⓘ
Horyu-ji → associatedWith → Prince Shōtoku ⓘ
Japanese Buddhism → associatedWith → Prince Shōtoku ⓘ
Shitenno-ji area → associatedWith → Prince Shōtoku ⓘ
this entity surface form: Prince Shotoku
Horyu-ji → foundedBy → Prince Shōtoku ⓘ
Shitennoji Temple → foundedBy → Prince Shōtoku ⓘ
this entity surface form: Prince Shotoku