page_title: Egaku
hierarchical_section_title: Egaku
caption_attribution_description: English: This is a portrait of Egaku, an early Heian period Japanese Buddhist monk who is known for his travels to China, bringing the first Zen monk Giku to Japan and the founding of a developed pilgrimage site at China's Mount Putuo. He is also known for bringing the complete works of Bai Juyi to Japan.
context_page_description: Egaku or Hui'E was a well-connected 9th century Japanese scholar-monk who made frequent trips to Tang China for pilgrimage and bringing back Buddhist teachings to Japan. Egaku had a huge impact on the religious and cultural history of China and Japan. In Japan, he is famous for bringing the first Rinzai Zen monk Gikū and the works of the Chinese poet Bai Juyi to Japan. In China, he is renowned for his role in establishing a developed pilgrimage site in Putuoshan, one of the four major Buddhist pilgrimage sites in China today.
context_section_description: Egaku or Hui'E  was a well-connected 9th century Japanese scholar-monk  who made frequent trips to Tang China for pilgrimage and bringing back Buddhist teachings to Japan. Egaku had a huge impact on the religious and cultural history of China and Japan. In Japan, he is famous for bringing the first Rinzai Zen monk Gikū  and the works of the Chinese poet Bai Juyi to Japan. In China, he is renowned for his role in establishing a developed pilgrimage site in Putuoshan, one of the four major Buddhist pilgrimage sites in China today.
caption: Modern drawing of Egaku (early Heian period - early 9th century CE)
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