Jōkei (monk)
Jōkei (貞慶) (1155–1213) was an influential Buddhist scholar-monk and reformer of the East Asian Yogācāra sect in Japan, posthumously known as Gedatsu shōnin (解脱上人, "Liberated Master").Like his contemporary Myōe, Jōkei sought to make Buddhism more accessible to the public through the promotion various practices which focused on devotion to different figures like Shakyamuni, Kannon, Jizo, and Maitreya.Prominent aristocrat and chancellor to the Emperor Go-Shirakawa Fujiwara no Kanezane described his exposition of the Dharma as "profound," but his voice was so soft that it was difficult to hear.Contrary to his intended seclusion, Jōkei actually spent considerable time visiting Kyoto and Nara by request to officiate ceremonies or deliver lectures.[2] The petition singled out the exclusive-nembutsu practice of Hōnen, defending the traditional Mahayana position, while requesting that the government put a stop to the rapidly growing movement and followers who allegedly defamed Buddhism and were guilty of antinomianism.