Myōe
Myōe 明恵 | |
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Myōe from woodblock print catalog Shūko Jusshu, mid-Edo Period | |
| Born | February 21, 1173 Yoshiwara village, Kii Province, Japan |
| Died | February 11, 1232 (aged 58) Kii Province, Japan |
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Myōe (明恵) (February 21, 1173 – February 11, 1232) was a Japanese Buddhist monk active during the Kamakura period who also went by the name Kōben (Japanese: 高弁, Chinese: 高辨, Gāo Biàn). He was a contemporary of Jōkei and Hōnen.