ID: 901002335 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901002335	Record Type: Character/Person

	En no Gyōja (Buddhist character)

Note: Legendary monk (said to have lived ca. 634-701), considered the founder of the Shugendō religious tradition. Also known as En the Ascetic, due to his rejection of formalized Buddhist temples in favor of ascetic residence in remote mountains.

Names:

	En no Gyōja (Buddhist character) (preferred,English-P,D,N)
	Gyōja, En no (Buddhist character) (English,A,N)
	En no Gyoja (Buddhist character) (English,U,N)
	役行者像 (Buddhist character) (English,U,N)
	役行者像 (Buddhist character) (Chinese,U,N)
	En no Ozunu (Buddhist character) (English,U,N)
	En no Ozuno (Buddhist character) (English,U,N)
	Otsuno (Buddhist character) (English,U,N)
	役小角 (Buddhist character) (English,U,N)
	役小角 (Buddhist character) (Japanese,U,N)

Hierarchical Position:

		Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
		....<Buddhist iconography> (P)
		........<Buddhist characters> (P)
		............En no Gyōja (Buddhist character) (I)

Related Iconography:

	follower of .... Zaō Gongen
	..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Buddhist iconography, Buddhist characters, Zaō Gongen (Buddhist character)) [901002334]

Other Relationships:

	culture/religion is .... Shugendo
	.....(religions (belief systems, cultures), religions and religious concepts, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	role/characteristic is .... ascetic
	.....(people in religion, people in religion and related occupations, people in the humanities, people by occupation, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	role/characteristic is .... monk (people)
	.....(religious (people), people in religion, people in religion and related occupations, people in the humanities, people by occupation, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	affiliated/associated with .... mountain system
	.....(landforms (terrestrial), natural landscapes, landscapes (environments), Settlements and Landscapes (hierarchy name), Built Environment (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:

	En no Gyōja (Buddhist character)
	................Cleveland Museum of Art [online] (2004) "En no Gyōja," accessed 22 July 2020, "En no Gyōja,"
	................Metropolitan Museum of Art [online] (2001-) "En no Gyōja," accessed 22 July 2020, "En no Gyōja,"
	................Penn Museum [online] (2020) "En no Gyōja," accessed 22 July 2020, "THE BUDDHAS OF MOUNT YUDONO,"
	Gyōja, En no (Buddhist character)
	................Getty Vocabulary Program rules
	En no Gyoja (Buddhist character)
	................Kimbell Art Museum [online] (2000-) "En no Gyoja," accessed 22 July 2020, "En no Gyoja, c. 1300–1375,"
	役行者像 (Buddhist character)
	................Cleveland Museum of Art [online] (2004) "役行者像," accessed 22 July 2020, "En no Gyōja,"
	En no Ozunu (Buddhist character)
	................Wikipedia (2000-) "En no Ozunu," accessed 22 July 2020, "En no Gyōja,"
	En no Ozuno (Buddhist character)
	................Wikipedia (2000-) "En no Ozuno," accessed 22 July 2020, "En no Gyōja,"
	Otsuno (Buddhist character)
	................Wikipedia (2000-) "Otsuno," accessed 22 July 2020, "En no Gyōja,"
	役小角 (Buddhist character)
	................Wikipedia (2000-) "役小角," accessed 22 July 2020, "En no Gyōja,"

Iconography Record Sources:

	................ Penn Museum [online] (2020) accessed 22 July 2020, "THE BUDDHAS OF MOUNT YUDONO,"
	................ Metropolitan Museum of Art [online] (2001-) accessed 22 July 2020, "En no Gyōja,"
	................ Cleveland Museum of Art [online] (2004) accessed 22 July 2020, "En no Gyōja,"
	................ Kimbell Art Museum [online] (2000-) accessed 22 July 2020, "En no Gyoja, c. 1300–1375,"
	................ Source for image https://piction.clevelandart.org/cma/ump.di?e=B0CEF3E43610C64E564BB1ED1C667957BC8482AA98385CBEB6CA16D6A1A76D29&s=21&se=1566568656&v=&f=1975.65_o4.jpg ;accessed 22 July 2020