Ougo - Ougo

Japanese: 応其 - おうご

Year of death: October 1, 1608 (November 8, 1608)
Year of birth: Tenbun 5 (1536)
A mokujiki monk from the Azuchi-Momoyama period. He was also called Mokujiki Ouki. He was born into a samurai family in Omi (Shiga Prefecture), but the lord he served fell into ruin. In 1573, he became a visiting monk at Mount Koya and devoted himself to the practice of abstaining from the five grains of the wood. He then entered Ninna-ji Temple and received the rank of ajari. In the 13th year of the same year, after Toyotomi Hideyoshi had destroyed Negoro-ji Temple and attacked Mount Koya, he went to Hideyoshi's camp at Konoh as an envoy representing Mount Koya, even though he was only a visiting monk, and arranged peace, saving Mount Koya from a crisis. Having gained Hideyoshi's trust, he was ordered to build the Great Buddha Hall of Hoko-ji Temple, and he also founded Kosan-ji Temple and Tongue-cutting Temple (later Seigan-ji Temple), which enshrines Hideyoshi's mother, O-Mana-dokoro, at Mount Koya. He became the chief priest of both temples and was bestowed the title of Kosan Shonin. He also restored the main hall of Mount Koya and rebuilt the great pagoda, contributing to the restoration of Mount Koya. He also built numerous temples and pagodas in Kyoto and other provinces, totalling 97 in total. With Hideyoshi's trust, he was involved in peace negotiations, such as the surrender of the Shimazu clan. During the Battle of Sekigahara, he persuaded Tomita Nobutaka, lord of Tsu Castle in Ise (Mie Prefecture), and Kyogoku Takatsugu of Otsu Castle to join the Western Army. He wanted an end to the war and peace, but Tokugawa Ieyasu suspected him of siding with the Western Army, so he handed over Kosan-ji Temple and Seigan-ji Temple to his disciple Seyo, retired from Mount Koya, and retired to Hando-ji Temple in Koga County, Omi Province. He learned Renga (linked verse) from Satomura Shoha, and became proficient in it. He also wrote Mugonsho (Mugonsho), which describes the rules and etiquette of Renga. It was reviewed by Shoha in 1581 and published in 1603.

(Kunimitsu Kawamura)

Source: Asahi Japanese Historical Biography: Asahi Shimbun Publications Inc. About Asahi Japanese Historical Biography

Japanese:

没年：慶長13.10.1(1608.11.8)
生年：天文5(1536)
安土桃山時代の木食僧。木食応其とも称した。近江(滋賀県)の武士の家に生まれるが,仕えた主君が没落した。天正1(1573)年,高野山で出家し客僧となり,五穀を断つ木食行に専念した。この後,仁和寺に入り,阿闍梨位を受ける。同13年に,根来寺を滅ぼしたのちの豊臣秀吉の高野山攻めに対して,客僧の身分ながらも,高野山を代表する使節として粉河の秀吉の陣に行き,和議を整えて,高野山存亡の危機を救った。秀吉の信任を得て,方広寺大仏殿の造営を命じられ,また高野山に興山寺や秀吉の母大政所をまつる剃髪寺(のち青巌寺)を開創し,両寺の住持となり,興山上人の号を贈られた。また,高野山の金堂の修復や大塔の再造も行い,高野山の再興に尽くした。ほかに京都や諸国でも,数多くの寺や塔を造営し,その数は97におよんだという。秀吉の信任によって,島津氏の降伏など,戦の講和にも当たった。関ケ原の戦では,伊勢(三重県)の津城主富田信高,大津城の京極高次を説いて西軍につかせた。戦いの終結・和平を望んだのだが,徳川家康から西軍に味方したと疑われ,弟子の勢誉に興山寺,青巌寺を譲り,高野山を退き,近江甲賀郡の飯道寺に隠棲した。連歌を里村紹巴に習い,連歌をよくするとともに,連歌の式目・作法を記した『無言抄』を著し,天正14年に紹巴の校閲を受け,慶長8(1603)年に開板された。<参考文献>和田昭夫「木食応其考」(『密教文化』55号,61号)

(川村邦光)

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