Ennin Timeline

Life of Ennin, the Buddhist scholar-monk and abbot of Enryakuji, who brought many esoteric teachings from China to Japan.n

Ennin joins the monastery of Enryakuji, Japan.

Japanese Tendai Buddhist monk Ennin studies esoteric Buddhism in China.

Ennin leads the first imperial-sponsored esoteric ritual at Enryakuji, Japan.

Ennin becomes the abbot of Enryakuji, Heiankyo (Kyoto), Japan.

The Buddhist monk Ennin is given the title Jikaku Daishi by the Japanese emperor, two years after his death.