En no Gyōja

legendary founder of Shugendō
Person human Q198946
En no Gyōja
Katsushika Hokusai (葛飾北斎, Japanese, †1849) · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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En no Gyōja

Summary

En no Gyōja is a human[1]. His place of birth was Katsujō district[2]. He was born on January 1, 634[3]. He passed away in mountain in Minō, Osaka prefecture, Japan[4]. He died on 700[5]. He worked as a writer[6]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (891 views/month, #7,183 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • En no Gyōja's place of birth was Katsujō district[2].
  • Born in Kisshoso-ji Temple[8], En no Gyōja…
  • En no Gyōja passed away in mountain in Minō, Osaka prefecture, Japan[4].
  • En no Gyōja was born on January 1, 634[3].
  • En no Gyōja died on 700[5].
  • En no Gyōja held citizenship in Japan[9].
  • En no Gyōja's professions included writer[6].
  • A notable student of En no Gyōja was Karakuni no Hirotari[10].
  • A notable student of En no Gyōja was Zenki and Goki[11].
  • En no Gyōja's religion is recorded as Buddhism[12].
  • En no Gyōja's religion is recorded as Shugendō[13].
  • En no Gyōja is recorded as male[14].
  • En no Gyōja's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • En no Gyōja's instance of is recorded as legendary figure[16].
  • En no Gyōja's Commons category is recorded as En no Ozunu[17].
  • En no Gyōja's topic's main category is recorded as Category:En no Gyōja[18].
  • En no Gyōja's relative is recorded as Okamotsumi[19].
  • En no Gyōja's described by source is recorded as Shoku Nihongi[20].
  • En no Gyōja's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Japanese[21].
  • En no Gyōja's present in work is recorded as Nihon Ryōiki[22].
  • En no Gyōja's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '役小角'}[23].
  • En no Gyōja's posthumous name is recorded as 神変大菩薩[24].
  • En no Gyōja's name in kana is recorded as えん おずぬ[25].
  • En no Gyōja's copyright status as a creator is recorded as copyrights on works have expired[26].

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Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include Katsujō district[2], a former district of Japan[27], in Japan[28], founded in 1880[29] and Kisshoso-ji Temple[8], a Buddhist temple[30], in Japan[31]. En no Gyōja was born on January 1, 634[3].

Career and Affiliations

En no Gyōja worked as a writer[6]. Notable students include Karakuni no Hirotari[10] and Zenki and Goki[11], an oni[32].

Personal Life

Religious affiliations include Buddhism[12], a religion[33] and Shugendō[13], a syncretism[34], founded in 0700[35].

Death and Burial

En no Gyōja died on 700[5]. He died in mountain in Minō, Osaka prefecture, Japan[4].

Why It Matters

En no Gyōja ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (891 views/month, #7,183 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] He is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

FAQs

Where was En no Gyōja born?

Born in Katsujō district[2], En no Gyōja…

Where did En no Gyōja die?

En no Gyōja died in mountain in Minō, Osaka prefecture, Japan[4].

What did En no Gyōja do for work?

En no Gyōja worked as writer[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . nanokaichi.com. nanokaichi.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [14] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] . wikidata.org.
  7. [16] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [17] . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . artsandculture.google.com. artsandculture.google.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [5] . wikidata.org.
  14. [10] . wikidata.org.
  15. [11] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Japan Search. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Place of birth Katsujō district, Kisshoso-ji Temple
    Relative Okamotsumi
    Copyright status as a creator copyrights on works have expired
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