1. Gyouki (668-749)
2. Gyōki(668–749) was a Japanese Buddhist priest of the Nara period, born in Ōtori county, Kawachi Province, to family of Korean Baekje descent. Gyōki became a monk at Asuka-dera temple in Nara at the age of 15, and studied under master Dōshō as one of his first pupils. Gyōki studied Yogacara (唯識), a core doctrine of Hosso, at Yakushi-ji. In 704, he returned to his birthplace to make his home into a temple, then started to travel around Japan to preach for commoners and help the poor.
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