Also known as Hayashi Hôkô, Nobuatsu was the second son of [[Hayashi Shunsai]]. He became head of the [[Hayashi clan]] in [[1680]], and was named head in [[1690]] of the [[Shoheizaka gakumonjo]], the Confucian school established by his grandfather [[Hayashi Razan]]; the school was moved in that same year onto the site of the [[Yushima Seido|Yushima Seidô]]. He later passed on headship of the school to his son, establishing a precedent for the position as hereditary. | Also known as Hayashi Hôkô, Nobuatsu was the second son of [[Hayashi Shunsai]]. He became head of the [[Hayashi clan]] in [[1680]], and was named head in [[1690]] of the [[Shoheizaka gakumonjo]], the Confucian school established by his grandfather [[Hayashi Razan]]; the school was moved in that same year onto the site of the [[Yushima Seido|Yushima Seidô]]. He later passed on headship of the school to his son, establishing a precedent for the position as hereditary. |