Figure Buddhist traditions
En no Gyōja
役小角 zh 엔노 오즈누 ko
Legendary founder of Shugendō
- Traditionally 634 CE – 700 CE
- Also called En no Gyoja, En no Gyouja
Overview
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Affiliation
As a third party recorded it, often for one period of a life.
Teachers and students
Teaching passed from one person to another, in the direction of the arrows — not ancestry, and not succession.
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What the records tie them to
Founded, supported, associated with — as third parties recorded it.
- Named as founder
Shugendō
Japanese religious tradition blending elements of Shinto and Buddhism (Shingon, Tendai) originating in the 7th century, said to be founded by En no Gyōja - Named as founder
Kimpusen-ji Temple
Buddhist temple in Nara Prefecture, Japan - Named as founder
Atago Shrine
Shinto shrine in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan - Named as founder
Kanshin-ji Temple
Shingon temple in Kawachinagano, Osaka Prefecture, Japan - Named as founder
Ōminesan-ji Temple
Buddhist temple in Nara Prefecture, Japan - Named as founder
Sanbutsu-ji Temple
Buddhist temple in Tottori Prefecture, Japan
In the texts
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