Hirayama Seisai
Japanese shinto leader
About Hirayama Seisai
Lived 1815 – 1890 (aged 75). Hirayama Seisai was a Japanese.
was a Japanese Shinto priest and government official. Appointed head priest of Hikawa Shrine in 1876, he brought together disconnected groups of mountain ascetics to form the Ontake-kyō and Taiseikyō sects of Shinto.
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Who was Hirayama Seisai?
Japanese shinto leader
When was Hirayama Seisai born?
Hirayama Seisai was born on 19 March 1815 in Miharu.
When did Hirayama Seisai die?
Hirayama Seisai died on 22 May 1890.
What nationality was Hirayama Seisai?
Hirayama Seisai was Japanese.
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