Ennin (c. 793-864 CE, posthumous title: Jikaku Daishi) was a Japanese Buddhist monk of the Tendai sect who studied Buddhism at length in China and brought back knowledge of esoteric rituals, sutras, and relics. On his return, he published his celebrated diary Nitto Guho Junrei Gyoki and became the abbot of the important Enryakuji monastery on Mount Hiei near Kyoto and, thus, head of the Tendai sect.
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c. 793 - 864Life of Ennin, the Buddhist scholar-monk and abbot of Enryakuji, who brought many esoteric teachings from China to Japan.n
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808Ennin joins the monastery of Enryakuji, Japan.
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838 - 847Japanese Tendai Buddhist monk Ennin studies esoteric Buddhism in China.
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849Ennin leads the first imperial-sponsored esoteric ritual at Enryakuji, Japan.
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854Ennin becomes the abbot of Enryakuji, Heiankyo (Kyoto), Japan.
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864The Buddhist monk Ennin is given the title Jikaku Daishi by the Japanese emperor, two years after his death.
