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Shimonoseki, Japan
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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 monkwho 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.
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Notable Japanese Scholars
Gender:Male, Born in:Years 1400 to 1499
Notable Japanese Confucian scholars
Gender:Male, Born in:Years 1400 to 1499
Notable Japanese Buddhist monks
Gender:Male, Born in:Years 1400 to 1499
Notable Japanese Monks
Gender:Male, Born in:Years 1400 to 1499
Notable Japanese Bhikkhus
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Notable Japanese Philosophers
Gender:Male, Born in:Years 1400 to 1499
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