Zhi Cong
Zhì Cōng ( Chinese 智 聰 / 知 聰 / 智 聪 / 知 聪 , Japanese 智 聡 / 知 聡 , Chisō ), was a Chinese monk who moved to Japan in the 6th century and, through the medical works he carried with him, had a direct exchange with China initiated.
Nothing is known about the family background and the life dates. The 814/15 on the order of the Saga Tennō compiled "Revised records of hereditary titles and clans" ( Shinsen Shōjiroku ) according to the instigation of the Kinmei Tennō in 562 from China to Japan and brought a total of 164 works on Buddhism , Confucianism , remedies such as also image materials on acupuncture and moxibustion ( Chinese 明堂 圖 / 明堂 图 , Pinyin míngtángtú , Japanese 明堂 図 , Myōdōzu / Meidōzu ) into the country.
His son Zenna ( 善 那 ) also worked as a doctor.
literature
- Sōda Hajime: Nihon iryōbunka-shi . Kyōto: Shibunkaku Shuppan, 1989, p. 23f.
Individual evidence
- ↑ 新 撰 姓氏 録 (第三 帙) . Online version, s. No. 777 ( Memento of May 31, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Zhi Cong |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 智 聡 (Japanese); 知 聡 (Japanese); Chisō (Japanese); Zhì Cong |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Chinese doctor who initiated medical contacts between Japan and China |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 5th century or 6th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 6th century or 7th century |