Jien, 1155-1225
Variant namesJien (b. May 17, 1155, Kyoto, Japan–d. October 28, 1225, Omi, Japan) was a Japanese poet, historian, and Buddhist monk. Jien was the son Fujiwara no Tadamichi, a member of the Fujiwara family of powerful aristocrats. He joined a Buddhist monastery of the Tendai sect early in his life, first taking the Buddhist name Dokaie, and later changing it to Jien. He eventually rose to be the leader of the Tendai sect.
Archival Resources
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| creatorOf | Fujiwara, Yoshitsune, 1169-1206. 880-02 Gessei shō, Shūgyoku shō. Uta verses by Premier Yoshitsune and Jichin. Copied by an old monk. | Yale University Library | |
| creatorOf | Fujiwara, Yoshitsune, 1169-1206. 880-02 Gessei shō, Shūgyoku shō, Manji 3 [1660] / Fujiwara Yoshitsune, Jichin. | Yale University Library | |
| creatorOf | Jien, 1155-1225. 880-02 Gukanshō, [19th cent?] / Jien [Jichin] cho. | Yale University Library | |
| creatorOf | Jien, 1155-1225. 880-02 Betsugyōkyō shō. | Library of Congress, RCCD CJK |
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| associatedWith | Fujiwara, Yoshitsune, 1169-1206. | person |
| associatedWith | Japanese Rare Book Collection (Library of Congress) | corporateBody |
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| Kyoto | 22 | JP | |
| Japan | 00 | JP |
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| Japanese Manuscript Collection (Yale University) |
| Manuscripts, Japanese |
| Tendai (Sect) |
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| Buddhist monks |
| Historians |
| Poets |
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Birth 1155-05-17
Death 1225-10-28
Japanese
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Sanskrit
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