Dogen vs Nasir al-Din al-Tusi
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Compare the life timelines of Dogen (1200–1253) and Nasir al-Din al-Tusi (1201–1274) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 52 years, from 1201 to 1253.
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Dogen (1200–1253)
- — Born in Kyoto Verified
- — Orphaned in childhood Verified
- — Ordained as a Tendai monk on Mount Hiei Verified
- — Traveled to Song China to study Chan Buddhism Verified
- — Received Dharma transmission from Tiantong Rujing Verified
- — Returned to Japan and began teaching zazen Verified
- — Founded Kosho-ji and composed the Shobogenzo Verified
- — Founded Eihei-ji in Echizen province Verified
- — Died in Kyoto Verified
Nasir al-Din al-Tusi (1201–1274)
- — Born in Tus, Khorasan Verified
- — Studied the sciences in Nishapur Verified
- — Entered the service of the Ismaili strongholds Verified
- — Wrote the Akhlaq-i Nasiri (Nasirean Ethics) Verified
- — Devised the Tusi couple and reformed Ptolemaic astronomy Verified
- — Joined Hulagu Khan after the fall of Alamut Verified
- — Founded the Maragheh observatory Verified
- — Completed the Zij-i Ilkhani astronomical tables Verified
- — Died in Baghdad Verified