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のきよまろ 和気清麻呂
Full name
1. Wake no Kiyomaro
Wikipedia definition
2. Wake no Kiyomarowas a high-ranking Japanese official during the Nara period. He was born in Bizen Province to a family of politically important, devoted Buddhists who hoped to keep Buddhism and politics separate through religious reform. He became a trusted advisor to Emperor Kammu, a position which he used to encourage the development of Buddhism in a direction which would prevent it from posing a threat to the government.
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