page_title: Rōben
hierarchical_section_title: Rōben
caption_attribution_description: English: 14thC, Todaiji, Nara, Japan 日本語: 良弁。東大寺所蔵
context_page_description: Rōben, also known as Ryōben, was a Japanese Buddhist monk of the Kegon sect, and clerical founder of the Tōdai-ji temple in Nara, Nara Prefecture, Japan. He is popularly known as the "Golden Bell Practitioner". His life spanned the late Asuka period to the early Nara period, a period associated with the establishment of Buddhism in Japan.
context_section_description: Rōben (良弁、朗弁、良辨、朗辨) (689 – 773), also known as Ryōben, was a Japanese Buddhist monk of the Kegon sect, and clerical founder of the Tōdai-ji temple in Nara, Nara Prefecture, Japan. He is popularly known as the "Golden Bell Practitioner" (金鐘行者 Konshō Gyōja). His life spanned the late Asuka period (538 – 710) to the early Nara period (710 – 794), a period associated with the establishment of Buddhism in Japan.
caption: From paintings and manuscripts at Tōdai-ji, Nara, Nara Prefecture, Japan
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