Dōgen

1200–1253

Japanese monk who founded the Sōtō school of Zen.

Known as: Monk
Category: Religious Figures
Born: 1200, Koga
Died: 1253, Kyoto

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Alive at the same time as Dōgen

Tomoe Gozen c. 1157–c. 1247, military leader
Pope Innocent III c. 1161–1216, pope
Saint Dominic 1170–1221, religious founder
Leonardo Fibonacci c. 1170–c. 1250, mathematician
Francis of Assisi c. 1181–1226, religious leader
Giovanni da Pian del Carpine c. 1185–1252, traveler
Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor 1194–1250, emperor
Nasir al-Din al-Tusi 1201–1274, astronomer
Rumi 1207–1273, poet
Haji Bektash Veli c. 1209–c. 1271, Sufi mystic
Nichiren 1222–1282, monk
Thomas Aquinas 1225–1274, theologian

Portrait: Shii, Public domain.