Editing Ennin (section)

{{Short description|9th century Japanese monk known for travels in China}}
{{Infobox religious biography
|name = Ennin (圓仁)
|image= Yunogo2000.jpg
|caption = A statue of Ennin.
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|alias = Jikaku Daishi (慈覺大師)
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|birth_date = 793 or 794 CE
|birth_place = [[Mibu]], [[Tochigi Prefecture]], [[Japan]]

|death_date = {{Death date and age|864|2|24|794|}}
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|religion = [[Buddhism]]
|school = [[Tendai]] school
|lineage = [[Jimon and Sammon|Sammon lineage]]
|title = Third ''zasu'', head of the Tendai Order
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|predecessor = Enchō (円澄)
|successor = An'e (安慧)
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{{nihongo|'''Ennin'''|圓仁 or 円仁||793 CE <ref name="travelers">[[Donald Keene]], in his ''[[Travelers of a Hundred Ages]]'' gives Ennin's birth year as 793, not 794.</ref> or 794 CE – 864 CE}}, better known in [[Japan]] by his [[posthumous name]], '''Jikaku Daishi''' ({{lang|ja|慈覺大師}}), was a priest of the [[Tendai]] school of Buddhism in Japan, and its third {{nihongo|''Zasu''|座主||"Head of the Tendai Order"}}.  

Ennin was instrumental in expanding the Tendai Order's influence, and bringing back crucial training and resources from China, particularly esoteric Buddhist training and [[Pure Land]] teachings. He is most well known for integrating esoteric practices (''[[Taimitsu]]'') with the teachings of the ''Lotus Sutra.'' His journey to Tang China (838–847) and his subsequent writings profoundly influenced Japanese Buddhism.