Fujiwara Seika
was a Japanese Neo-Confucian philosopher and writer during the Edo period. His most well-known student was Hayashi Razan (1583–1657). Life He was born in Harima Province (now Miki City, Hyogo Prefecture) on February 8, 1561 to the Reizei family. At the age of seven or eight he was sent to the Shōkoku-ji temple to become a Zen Buddhist priest. There, he studied Confucianism alongside his Zen studies. In 1596, Fujiwara attempted to travel to Ming China in order to study under an authentic Confucian master, but inclement weather forced the party to turn back. Fujiwara learned more about Neo-Confucianism from the Korean scholar Kang Hang. See also Neo-Confucianism in Japan References 1561 births 1619 deaths 16th-century Confucianists 16th-century Japanese philosophers 17th-century Confucianists 17th-century Japanese philosophers Japanese Confucianists Japanese writers of the Edo period Neo-Confucian scholars Rinzai Buddhists