Eisai
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Gender | Female |
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Death | 809 years ago |
Stock price | 4523 |
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Headquarters | Bunkyō |
Tokyo | |
Japan | |
Ceo | Haruo Naito |
Number of employees | 10,419 (consolidated, as of March 31, 2014) |
Subsidiaries | Eisai Inc. |
Sunplanet Co. , Ltd. | |
Eisai Korea Inc. | |
Date of birth | May 27,1141 |
Zodiac sign | Gemini |
Born | Bitchu Province |
Died | Kamakura |
Kanagawa | |
Japan | |
School | Rinzai |
Date of died | August 1,1215 |
Full name | Myōan Eisai/Yōsai |
Founded | Kennin-ji Temple |
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Date of Upd. | |
ID | 815979 |
Eisai Life story
Myōan Eisai/Yōsai was a Japanese Buddhist priest, credited with founding the Rinzai school, the Japanese line of the Linji school of Zen Buddhism. In 1191, he introduced this Zen approach to Japan, following his trip to China from 1187 to 1191, during which he was initiated into the Linji school by the master Hsü an.