Hayashi Gahō
Hayashi Gahō | |
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Hayashi Gahō was head of the early seidō | |
| Born | 1618 Kyoto |
| Died | 1680 Edo |
| Occupation | Philosopher, writer |
| Subject | Japanese history, literature |
| Children | Hayashi Hōkō, son |
| Relatives | Hayashi Razan, father |
Hayashi Gahō (林 鵞峰; July 21, 1618 – June 1, 1680), also known as Hayashi Shunsai|林 春斎|, was a Japanese Neo-Confucian philosopher and writer in the system of higher education maintained by the Tokugawa bakufu during the Edo period. He was a member of the Hayashi clan of Confucian scholars.
Following in the footsteps of his father, Hayashi Razan, Gahō (formerly Harukatsu) would devote a lifetime to expressing and disseminating the official neo-Confucian doctrine of the Tokugawa shogunate. Like his distinguished father, Gahō's teaching and scholarly written work emphasized Neo-Confucianist virtues and order.