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Dogen
(born Jan. 19, 1200, Kyoto, Japan — died Sept. 22, 1253, Kyoto) Japanese Buddhist who introduced Soto Zen to Japan from China. Orphaned at age 7, he became a monk at 13. He studied in China under the Zen master Rujing (1223 – 27), and he also studied with Eisai. He returned to Japan and taught Zen meditation, spending his last years at Eihei Temple, which he founded.

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