Dōhan (monk)

Dōhan (道範, 1179–1252) was a Japanese Buddhist monk and scholar of Kōyasan during the Kamakura period. He is primarily known for his systematic writings on Esoteric Buddhism (especially Shingon) and on the esoteric dimension of Pure Land Buddhism.

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