# Hyeja

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**Hyeja** ([Japanese](/source/Japanese_language): **Eji** (慧慈 or 恵慈, year-of-birth unknown - February 22nd by the lunar calendar, March 31st by the solar calendar, 623)) was the first priest who came across the sea from [Goguryeo](/source/Goguryeo) to [Japan](/source/Japan) in the [Asuka period](/source/Asuka_period), 595. He was a tutor of Buddhism to [Shōtoku Taishi](/source/Sh%C5%8Dtoku_Taishi).[1]

He propagated Buddhism in Japan. He lived at Hōkō-ji (法興寺 Hōkō temple), currently Ango-in (安居院) or Asuka-dera (飛鳥寺 Asuka temple), with priest [Esō](/source/Hyechong) who came from [Baekje](/source/Baekje). They were called "Sanpō no Tōryō" (三宝の棟梁 The leader of three treasures).

In 615, he went back to the home country, [Goguryeo](/source/Goguryeo), with an annotated book of the Buddhist scriptures, which was written by Shōtoku Taishi.[2]

He heard the news that Shōtoku Taishi died on February 22, 622. He grieved very much and took an oath of meeting Shōtoku Taishi again in the [Pure Land](/source/Pure_Land) (浄土 celestial realm) on the same day of next year. He achieved an oath.[3]

## References

1. [Encyclopedia of World Biography on Shotoku Taishi](http://www.bookrags.com/Prince_Sh%C5%8Dtoku)

1. [Hyeja - Naver Encyclopedia](http://100.naver.com/100.nhn?docid=189833)

1. *[Nihon Shoki](/source/Nihon_Shoki)*, volumes 22, Story of Suiko. ["新編 日本書紀 卷廿二 推古天皇 豐御食炊屋姬天皇"](https://web.archive.org/web/20080615030948/http://applepig.idv.tw/kuon/furu/text/syoki/syoki22_1.htm). Archived from [the original](http://applepig.idv.tw/kuon/furu/text/syoki/syoki22_1.htm) on 2008-06-15. Retrieved 2010-07-29.["新編 日本書紀 卷廿二 推古天皇 豐御食炊屋姬天皇"](https://web.archive.org/web/20060616193357/http://applepig.idv.tw/kuon/furu/text/syoki/syoki22_2.htm). Archived from [the original](http://applepig.idv.tw/kuon/furu/text/syoki/syoki22_2.htm) on 2006-06-16. Retrieved 2006-12-28.

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