was a after ''
Tennin
, which may include , , and the specifically female version, the , are a divine kind of spiritual beings found in Buddhism in Japan, Japanese Buddhism, the equivalent of Angels. They were seemingly imported from Chinese Buddhism,[Eikyū
was a after '' Ten-ei'' and before ''Gen'ei.'' This period spanned the years from July 1113 through April 1118. The reigning emperor was .
Change of Era
* January 20, 1113 : The new era name was created to mark an event or series of events. T ...]
.'' This period spanned the years from July 1110 through July 1113. The reigning emperor was .
Change of Era
* January 22, 1110 : The new era name was created to mark an event or series of events. The previous era ended and the new one commenced in ''Tennin'' 4, on the 16th day of the 7th month of 1110.
Events of the ''Ten'ei'' Era
* 1109 (''Ten'ei 1, in the 5th month''): Emperor Toba visited Hosho-ji where he donated a Buddhist manuscript which had been created using gold characters on blue paper.
* 1110 (''Ten'ei 1, in the 6th month''): The
Miidera-ji burned down. This was the second time the temple was destroyed by fire, the first time being in 1081.
[Brown, p. 322.]
Notes
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Nihon Odai Ichiran
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''; ou
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, "The Japanese Calendar
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