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Dōkyō (道鏡;
700 -
772) was a
Nara Period Japanese monk of the
Dharma character school. As he was born in the family of
Yuge, in the lineage of the
Mononobe clan, Dōkyō was also known as
Yuge no Dōkyō. He was the brother of
Yuge no Kiyoto.==Background==
Born in
Wakaegun,
Kawachi Province (today
Yao, Osaka), in his youth Dōkyō became the disciple of the monk
Gien and learned
Sanskrit from
Rōben. In addition, it was said that Dōkyō acquired the mysterious spells of
Esoteric Buddhism while studying in the mountains of
Yamato Province. After Empress Shotoku died in
770, Dōkyō fell from power. He was sent to
Shimotsuke Province (today
Tochigi Prefecture) and died there. On
April 7,
772, a report of his death came to the capital.
In a
temple in
Minamikawachi,
Tochigi, there's a tomb that's believed to be the grave of Dōkyō.
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