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Yamazaki Ansai
1619Jan, 24

Yamazaki Ansai

Yamazaki Ansai, Japanese philosopher (d. 1682)
Yamazaki Ansai (山崎 闇斎, January 24, 1619 – September 16, 1682) was a Japanese philosopher and scholar. He began his career as a Buddhist monk, but eventually came to follow the teachings of Neo-Confucian Zhu Xi. He combined Neo-Confucian ideas with Shinto to create Suika Shinto.

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