He immediately founded the Hoonji Temple in remote Kyushu, Japan's first Zen temple, and set about slowly propagating the new faith, managing to gain the respect of both the Tendai school and the Imperial court through careful diplomacy.
He immediately founded the Hoonji Temple in remote Kyushu, Japan's first Zen temple. Eisai set about slowly propagating the new faith, trying to gain the respect of both the Tendai school and the Imperial court through careful diplomacy.