Akan (monk)
Akan ( Japanese 阿 観 ; born 1136 in the province of Izumi ; died December 4, 1207 ) was a Japanese monk of the Shingon school of Buddhism.
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Akan was born in Ōtori County ( 大鳥 郡 ) in Izumi Province, the son of Yamato Sadahira ( 大 和 貞 平 ). From an early age, he regularly climbed Mount Kōya to study the esoteric direction of Buddhism. Then in a dream he saw a sublime deity and joined the monks of the Amano Mountain ( 天 野山 ). At the request of the emperor Go-Shirakawa he rebuilt the abandoned temple under the name " Amanosan Kongō-ji ". In 1172 he was able to greet Emperor Takakura at the temple, for whom he performed the Mieiku ceremony ( 御 影 供 ). In 1178 he built the main hall, in 1181 he carried out the Denpōkai ( 伝 法 会 ) and gradually rebuilt the temple.
With the "Six-Kannon Group" ( 六 観 音像 Roku Kannon-zō ), which he had painted in 1165, he also showed artistic skills.
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| SURNAME | Akan |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 阿 観 (Japanese) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Buddhist monk of the Japanese Hossō-shū |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1136 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Izumi Province |
| DATE OF DEATH | 4th December 1207 |