'''Myoan Eisai''' (明菴栄西), eventually spelled "Yosai" back then, (born May 27, 1141 CE-died July 2, 1215 CE) was a Japanese Buddhist priest. Also known as Eisai Zenji or Yosai Zenji (栄西禅師/Zen Master Eisai), he is remembered for introducing the Linji (Japanese: Rinzai) school of Zen to Japan from China. He is also credited with the further development of tea culture and consumption in Japan, having introduced tea seeds to Japan and also writing a medical treatise on tea's health benefits. | '''Myoan Eisai''' (明菴栄西), eventually spelled "Yosai" back then, (born May 27, 1141 CE-died July 2, 1215 CE) was a Japanese Buddhist priest. Also known as Eisai Zenji or Yosai Zenji (栄西禅師/Zen Master Eisai), he is remembered for introducing the Linji (Japanese: Rinzai) school of Zen to Japan from China. He is also credited with the further development of tea culture and consumption in Japan, having introduced tea seeds to Japan and also writing a medical treatise on tea's health benefits. |