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A Jodo sect monk in the early Edo period. He went by the name Jorenja Shoyo and his given name was Ichijitsu. He was from Kai (Yamanashi Prefecture) and studied under Zono (Kanchi Kokushi), the 12th abbot of Zojo-ji Temple in Edo, and was a learned monk who was well versed in Buddhist studies and Jodo sect studies. In a sect debate (Bujo Mondo) with the Nichiren sect held in the Nishimaru of Edo Castle in 1608 (Keicho 13), he represented the Jodo sect in a showdown against Nikkyo (1560-1620) and others, and emerged victorious. After that, he was trusted by Tokugawa Ieyasu and was invited to Denzuin Temple, the family temple of his birth mother, Odai-no-kata (1528-1602, Mizuno clan), to become the founder of the temple. He was also frequently invited by his teacher, Son'o, to Edo Castle and Sunpu Castle to lecture on the teachings of Ieyasu and Hidetada. After Son'o's death, he became the 13th head priest of Zojoji Temple by order of the shogunate.

[Fumimasa Agawa June 20, 2017]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

江戸初期の浄土宗の僧。定蓮社正誉(じょうれんじゃしょうよ)と号し、諱(いみな)を一実(いちじつ)という。甲斐(かい)（山梨県）出身で、江戸増上(ぞうじょう)寺第12世存応(ぞんのう)（観智(かんち)国師）のもとで修学し、仏教学、浄土宗学に通達した学僧である。1608年（慶長13）江戸城西丸で行われた日蓮(にちれん)宗との宗論（武城(ぶじょう)問答）では、浄土宗を代表して日経(にちぎょう)（1560―1620）らと対決し勝利を収めた。以後、徳川家康の信任を受け、生母於大(おだい)の方（1528―1602。水野氏）の菩提(ぼだい)寺である伝通院(でんずういん)に招かれて中興開山となる。また師の存応とともに、しばしば江戸城、駿府(すんぷ)城に特請されて家康、秀忠(ひでただ)に法門を談じた。存応の没後は幕命によって増上寺第13世となった。

［阿川文正　2017年6月20日］

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