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Ryōgen
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Ryōgen (良源, 912 – January 31, 985) was the 18th chief abbot of Enryaku-ji in the 10th century.
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He is considered a restorer of the Tendai school of Mahayana Buddhism,[1] and credited for reviving Enryaku-ji.[2] His supposed role as a precursor of the sōhei or "warrior monks" is questionable and seems to be a later invention.[3]