Jōkei (monk), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Jōkei (monk)

Date of Birth: 22-Jun-1155

Place of Birth: Kyōto, Kyōto Prefecture, Japan

Date of Death: 24-Feb-1213

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Jokei (??) (1155–1213) was an influential Buddhist scholar-monk and reformer of the East Asian Yogacara sect in Japan, posthumously known as Gedatsu shonin (????, "Liberated Master"). Jokei was a prolific author, asserting and compiling the Yogacara doctrine while simultaneously refuting newer movements, particularly the Pure Land movement begun by Honen.
Like his contemporary Myoe, Jokei sought to make Buddhism more accessible to the public through the promotion of rebirth to Mount Potalaka, the dwelling of the bodhisattva Kannon, or aspiring for rebirth in Tushita, where the bodhisattva Maitreya dwells.
Jokei actively promoted devotion to Gautama Buddha, the historical founder, through devotional practices, access to sarira (relics of the Buddha), and promotion of the traditional monastic code, the Vinaya.