Mugai Nyodai
Japanese Buddhist nun
About Mugai Nyodai
Lived 1223 – 1298 (aged 74–75). Mugai Nyodai was a buddhist nun.
Mugai Nyodai (, 1223–1298) was one of the first abbesses of Zen Buddhism and the first female Zen master in Japan. A disciple of Mugaku Sogen, she organized convents and spread the lessons of the Rinzai school of Zen. The only surviving written accounts of her life date to more recent centuries, and so many details of her biography are unclear.
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Who was Mugai Nyodai?
Japanese Buddhist nun
When was Mugai Nyodai born?
Mugai Nyodai was born in 1223.
When did Mugai Nyodai die?
Mugai Nyodai died in 1298.
What was Mugai Nyodai's occupation?
Mugai Nyodai was a buddhist nun.
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