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Jian-zhen was an eminent monk in the Tang Dynasty.
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In 742, two Japanese priests traveled to China in search of a Buddhist
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priest willing to go to Japan. Jian-zhen agreed to go but none of his disciples
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volunteered to accompany him. During the course of ten years he was unsuccessful in his attempts to reach Japan because in those days it was
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very difficult to undertake the perilous sea journey. Jian-zhen almost died during his journeys. Before his last attempt in Dec. 753, the 66-year-old
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Jian-zhen contracted an eye disease that left him blind. Ne vertheless, he persevered in his goal and embarked on a boat journey and at last
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arrived in Japan. He was warmly welcomed by the Japanese people.