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Chōgen

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Born Kyoto
Kyoto Prefecture
Japan
Date of died July 12,1206
DiedNara
Nara Prefecture
Japan
Other nameShunjobo
Based in Tōdai-ji
Nara
Date of Reg.
Date of Upd.
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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.

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