Person793–864
Ennin
Japanese Tendai monk, a disciple of Saichō, known posthumously as Jikaku Daishi. He travelled in Tang China from 838 to 847 and recorded the journey day by day in his diary, the Record of a Pilgrimage to China in Search of the Law; in 854 he became head (zasu) of the Tendai school.
- Dates
- between 793 and 794 – 24 February 864
- Events
- 2 events
- Regions
- East Asia
- In the threads
- East Asia (6th–10th c.)
Events
- Ennin’s pilgrimage to Tang China12 July 838 – 30 October 847 · East Asia
- Huichang persecution: Emperor Wuzong suppresses the Buddhist monasteries10 May – 12 September 845 · East Asia