Guiji

Portrait of Guiji, Japan, 14th c. Metropolitan Museum.

• Born: 632
• Died: 682
• Other Names: 慈恩大師 (Jion Daishi)

Guiji was a Chinese Buddhist monk credited with introducing the Hossô sect of Buddhism into Japan. One of the leading disciples of Xuanzang, he is known in Japan as Jion Daishi.

References

• Gallery labels, Metropolitan Museum.[1]