page_title: Chōgen (monk)
hierarchical_section_title: Chōgen (monk)
caption_attribution_description: English: Chōgen by anonymous sculptor (Tōdai-ji)
context_page_description: Chōgen, also known as Shunjōbō Chōgen, was a Japanese Buddhist monk. From 1181 he devoted twenty-five years of his life to the endowment and rebuilding of Tōdai-ji after its destruction in war.
context_section_description: Chōgen (重源) (1121-1206), also known as Shunjōbō Chōgen (俊乗坊重源), was a Japanese Buddhist monk. From 1181 he devoted twenty-five years of his life to the endowment and rebuilding of Tōdai-ji after its destruction in war.
caption: Portrait of Chōgen, enshrined in the Shunjodo at Tōdai-ji
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