Dōkyō (道鏡; 700 - 72) was a Japanese monk of Nara Period, belonging to Dharma character school. As he was born in the family of Yuge, the lineage of Mononobe clan, Dokyo was also known as Yuge no Dokyo. Yuge no Kiyoto was his brother. For other uses, see number 700. ... Events Pope Adrian I succeeds Pope Stephen IV. Adrian I turns to Charlemagne for support against king Desiderius of the Lombards. ... History of Japan Paleolithic Jomon Yayoi Yamato period ---Kofun period ---Asuka period Nara period Heian period Kamakura period Muromachi period Azuchi-Momoyama period ---Nanban contacts Edo period Meiji period Taisho period Showa period ---Japanese expansionism ---Occupied Japan ---Post-Occupation Japan Heisei The Nara period (奈良時代) of the History of Japan covers... Dharma-character school (Chinese: 法相宗 pinyin fa xiang zong) is the pejorative name for a stream of thought that represented the Indian Yogācāra system of thought in East Asia. ...

Born in Kawachi Province (today Osaka Prefecture), in his youth Dokyo became the disciple of monk Gien and learned Sanskrit from Rōben. In addition, it was said that Dokyo acquired the mysterious spells of Esoteric Buddhism while training in a mountain in Yamato Province. Categories: Japan geography stubs | Old provinces of Japan ... The term prefecture (from the Latin Praefectura) indicates the office, seat, territorial circonscription of a Prefect; consequentally, like that word, is its applied in English in relation to actual Prefects, whose title is just that (or the forms it takes in other, especially Romance, languages), in the broadest sense in... The Sanskrit language ( संस्कृता वाक्) is one of the earliest attested members of the Indo-European language family and is not only a classical language, but also an official language of India. ... A mandala used in Vajrayana Buddhist practices. ... Yamato (大和) is a province of Japan, which covers area of present Nara Prefecture. ...

After serving as a nursing monk, in 761, he cured the illness of the then Empress Koken (later Empress Shotoku); this earned him a respect. He was appointed Shosozu in 763 and Daijodaijin zenji in 765. In the next year he was promoted to Houou, advancing the political measures based on the philosophy of Buddhism. Although he managed to receive a divine message stating that Dokyo is to be the next emperor from Usa shrine in Buzen Province, his coronation plan failed after Fujiwara no Momokawa sent Wake no Kiyomaro to get the second divine message that rejected the first one. After Empress Shotoku died In 770, Dokyo fell from power, sent to Shimotsuke Province (today Tochigi Prefecture) and died there. On April 7, 772, a report of his death came to the capital. Events Telets succeeds Vinekh as king of Bulgaria. ... Empress Kōken (孝謙天皇 Kōken Tennō) also Empress Shōtoku (称徳天皇 Shōtoku Tennō) (718 – August 4, 7701) was both the 46th and 48th imperial ruler of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. ... Empress Kōken (孝謙天皇 Kōken Tennō) also Empress Shōtoku (称徳天皇 Shōtoku Tennō) (718 – August 4, 7701) was both the 46th and 48th imperial ruler of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. ... Events Ciniod succeeds Bridei V as king of the Picts. ... Events Papal privileges are restored in Beneventino and Tuscany and partly in Spoleto. ... Ho-oh, romanized as Houou (ホウオウ Hōō) in Japan, is a mythical character in the Pokémon series, similar to a phoenix, that can see into the future. ... A replica of an ancient statue found among the ruins of a temple at Sarnath Buddhism is a religion and philosophy based on the teachings of the Buddha, Siddhārtha Gautama, who lived between approximately 566 and 486 BCE. Originating in India, Buddhism gradually spread throughout Asia to Central Asia... The article incorporates text from OpenHistory. ... Wake no Kiyomaro (和気清麻呂; 733 - 99) was a Japanese high-ranked official, who . ... Events Emperor Konin ascends to the throne of Japan, succeeding Empress Shotoku. ... Categories: Japan geography stubs | Old provinces of Japan ... Tochigi Prefecture (栃木県 Tochigi-ken) is a located in the Kanto region on the island of Honshu, Japan. ... April 7 is the 97th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (98th in leap years). ... Events Pope Adrian I succeeds Pope Stephen IV. Adrian I turns to Charlemagne for support against king Desiderius of the Lombards. ...

In a temple in Minamikawachi, Tochigi there is a tomb that is believed to be the grave of Dokyo. Kihryuzan Senjo-ji Temple, by Toyota Kokai (1780-1850) The word temple has different meanings in the fields of architecture, religion, geography, anatomy, and education. ... Minamikawachi (南河内町; -machi) is a town located in Kawachi District, Tochigi, Japan. ... Tochigi Prefecture (栃木県 Tochigi-ken) is a located in the Kanto region on the island of Honshu, Japan. ...