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About Gyōson
Gyōson , also known as the Abbot of Byōdō-in , was a Japanese Tendai monk and waka poet of the late-Heian period. He became chief prelate of the Enryaku-ji temple in Kyoto, and one of his poems was included in the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu. Almost fifty of his poems were included in imperial anthologies, and he produced a private collection of poetry.
Everything about Gyōson →- Occupation
- waka poet, Buddhist monk, yamabushi
- Position held
- Tendai-zasu
- Citizenship
- Japan
- Born
- 1055
- Died
- March 21, 1135