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Hayashi Razan林羅山alternative words: Razan Hayashi, Razan keywords: famous person , philosophy , scholar , statesman related topics: Edo shogunate , Tokugawa Ieyasu , Shushigaku related web sites: http://www2s.biglobe.ne.jp/~MARUYAMA/tokugawa/razan.htm , http://www.geocities.co.jp/Bookend-Shikibu/8679/kinnseinihonnnoshisouka.html , http://www.fsinet.or.jp/~yosshie/photo/990104/yushima.htm explanation: Born in 1583 and became first a Buddhist monk. Then, he learned Neo Confucianism (Shushigaku) from the famous confucianist, Fujiwara Seika. In 1605, he was appointed as Confucianism instructor of Tokugawa Ieyasu thanks to his impressive knowledge of Japanese and Chinese classics. By serving 4 successive shoguns, he contributed greatly to set up different laws of Tokugawa regime such as Buke shohatto and Shushigaku as official ideology of Tokugawa regime. He died 1657. | |