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Ennin (圓仁 or 円仁; 793 CE or 794 CE – 864 CE), better known in Japan by his posthumous name, Jikaku Daishi (慈覺大師), was a priest of the Tendai school of Buddhism in Japan, and its third Zasu (座主; "Head of the Tendai Order").
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The extracted context around Ennin shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, Ennin → According, Although Ennin, Amitābha, Amitābha Buddha, Amitābha-centered, Biography, Buddhist, Chang’an, China, Due, Ennin’s, Enryakuji, Fazhao, However, Japan, Japanese, Jikaku Daishi, Jikaku Daishiden, Jingshuang, Mohe Another extracted example is Ennin → Buddhist, Chang'an, China, Chōan, Five, Fujiwara, Godaisan, Grand Canal, He, Here, His, Imperial, In, Initially, Japanese, Later, Mahāvairocana-sūtra, Shanxi Province, Susiddhikara Sūtra, Tang. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.
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TTTA extracted 167 structured relationships around Ennin. Examples in this analysis include Ennin → Born → 793 or 794 CE Mibu, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan and Ennin → Died → February 24, 864(864-02-24) (aged 69–70). The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.
| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ennin | Born | 793 or 794 CE Mibu, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan | 1.00 | infobox |
| Ennin | Died | February 24, 864(864-02-24) (aged 69–70) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Ennin | Lineage | Sammon lineage | 1.00 | infobox |
| Ennin | Other name | Jikaku Daishi (慈覺大師) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Ennin | Predecessor | Enchō (円澄) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Ennin | Religion | Buddhism | 1.00 | infobox |
| Ennin | School | Tendai school | 1.00 | infobox |
| Ennin | Successor | An'e (安慧) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Ennin | Title | Third zasu, head of the Tendai Order | 1.00 | infobox |
| the Lotus Repentance Rite | instance of | reconciling the Lotus Sutra’s teachings with the practices of Chinese Esoteric Buddhism.Ennin introduced numerous rituals which became central to Tendai practice | 0.80 | text |
| the Vajraśekhara-sūtra | instance of | as the scriptural essence of key Esoteric texts | 0.80 | text |
| the Mahāvairocana-sūtra | instance of | as the scriptural essence of key Esoteric texts | 0.80 | text |
The concept neighborhoods around Ennin bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Esoteric, Tendai and Also. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.
For Ennin, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects Ennin with Life. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.
TTTA analyzes the structure around Ennin to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as Works, Life & Contributions, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.
Source: Wikipedia — Ennin · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout