Background
Hoei was born in Kn Province (Wakayama Prefecture).
Hoei was born in Kn Province (Wakayama Prefecture).
Fond of learning, he studied the doctrines of the Hosso, Tendai and Kegon Sects and became famous as a scholar priest.
He became a priest of the Shinshu Sect at the Jo-oji Temple in his native province. Wrote many books. In nis late years, he lived in retirement at the Kifukuji Temple Settsu Province (Hyogo Prefecture).