September 14th 2022 - William S. Bigelow & Ernest F. Fenollosa
Channel: Tendai Buddhist Institute
Date: 2023-01-14

William S. Bigelow (1850-1926) & Ernest F. Fenollosa (1853-1908)  -  The First Westerners to Take Tendai Buddhist Vows. These two gentlemen, along with Okakura Kakuzō were instrumental in introducing Japan to the West and art and literature of the West to Japan. In 1888 they took part in a “lay ordination” at Hômyô-in branch of Mii-dera Temple.   

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