Keian Genju
Japanese philosopher
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| Intro | Japanese philosopher | |
| Places | Japan | |
| was | Scholar Confucian scholar Buddhist monk Monk Bhikkhu Philosopher | |
| Work field | Academia Religion Philosophy | |
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| Religion: | Rinzai school Confucianism | |
| Birth | 1427, Shimonoseki, Japan | |
| Death | 28 June 1508 (aged 81 years) |
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- For the Japanese era, see Keian (1648-1652).
Keian Genju (桂庵 玄樹, 1427 – June 28, 1508) was a Japanese Buddhist monk who studied classics under Ishō at Nanzen-ji.
Keian accompanied the 1466 mission to the Ming court in China. In Beijing, he was favored by the Chenghua Emperor. Keian delayed his return to Japan until 1475.
Keian was the first to translate Zhu Xi's Collective Commentaries on the Great Learning into Japanese.
Keian founded Satsunan-gakuha, a neo-confucianist school in Kagoshima.