Saigyō

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Buddhist monk Heian-period person Japanese poet Kamakura-period person waka poet

Saigyō was a renowned late Heian and early Kamakura period Japanese Buddhist monk and poet celebrated for his deeply reflective waka poetry on nature, impermanence, and spiritual longing.

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Buddhist monk → Heian-period person → Japanese poet → Kamakura-period person → waka poet →
birthName	Satō Norikiyo NERFINISHED →
countryOfCitizenship	Japan →
culturalSignificance	major figure in Japanese Buddhist poetry → representative poet of late Heian aesthetics →
floruit	early Kamakura period → late Heian period →
gender	male →
genre	Buddhist poetry → nature poetry → waka →
hasCanonization	classical Japanese poet →
influenced	Japanese medieval poetry → Matsuo Bashō →
influencedBy	Buddhist thought → mountain asceticism →
languageOfWorkOrName	Japanese →
literaryForm	tanka → waka →
movement	early Kamakura literature → late Heian literature →
name	Saigyō →
nativeName	西行 →
nativeNameLang	ja →
notableWork	Sankashū NERFINISHED → Shinkokin Wakashū (contributor) →
occupation	Buddhist monk → poet →
placeOfActivity	Kyoto NERFINISHED → Northern Japan →
religion	Buddhism →
religiousOrder	Shingon Buddhism →
theme	cherry blossoms → monastic life → solitude → transience of life → travel →
workFocus	impermanence → nature → spiritual longing →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Saigyō →	name
Heian period →	significantPerson