Yamazaki Ansai

Tags: Philosopher.

Yamazaki Ansai (山崎 闇斎 January 24 1619 – September 16 1682) was a Japanese philosopher and scholar. He began his career as a Buddhist monk but eventually came to follow the teachings of Neo-Confucian Zhu Xi. He combined Neo-Confucian ideas with Shinto to create Suika Shinto.

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birth date

1619-01-24

birth place

Kyoto

death date

1682-09-16

death place

Kyoto

era

Early_Tokugawa_Era

influenced

Hoshina Masayuki, Asami_Keisai, Sat%C5%8D_Naokata

influenced by

Zhu Xi, Yi Hwang

notableIdea

Shinto sects and schools

philosophicalSchool

Buddhism, Neo-Confucianism, Shinto sects and schools

region

Japan