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[[File:Tenkai-nikko.jpg|right|thumb|400px|Statue of Tenkai in Nikkô, facing towards [[Futaarasan Shrine]] and [[Nikko Toshogu|Nikkô Tôshôgû]].]]
*''Born: [[1536]]''
*''Born: [[1536]]''
*''Died: [[1643]]''
*''Died: [[1643]]''
*''Japanese'': 天海 ''(Tenkai)''
Tenkai was a Buddhist priest and prominent advisor to Shoguns [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]] and [[Tokugawa Hidetada]]. He founded a number of temples and shrines, including [[Kan'ei-ji]] and the [[Kiyomizu Kannondo|Kiyomizu Kannon-dô]] in Ueno, and played a notable role in the early development of [[Nikko Toshogu|Nikkô Tôshôgû]].
Tenkai was a Buddhist priest and prominent advisor to Shoguns [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]] and [[Tokugawa Hidetada]]. He founded a number of temples and shrines, including [[Kan'ei-ji]] and the [[Kiyomizu Kannondo|Kiyomizu Kannon-dô]] in Ueno, and played a notable role in the early development of [[Nikko Toshogu|Nikkô Tôshôgû]].