About Sengaku
Lived 1203 – 1272 (aged 68–69). Sengaku was a Japanese buddhist monk.
was a Japanese Buddhist monk of the Tendai school. He was a scholar, editor and a literary critic.
His major work, Man'yōshū chūshaku, was completed in 1269. This was a treatise on the collected poems in the Man'yōshū anthology.
(1269); Akihiro Satake, ed. (1981). ; OCLC 23315980 (1709) OCLC 069224675
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Who was Sengaku?
Buddhist monk and poet
When was Sengaku born?
Sengaku was born in 1203 in Japan.
When did Sengaku die?
Sengaku died in 1272.
What was Sengaku's occupation?
Sengaku was a buddhist monk.
What nationality was Sengaku?
Sengaku was Japanese.
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