Founder - Kaiki

Japanese: 開基 - かいき

〘noun〙① (━suru) To open a temple. To lay the foundations. ※Heike (early 13th century) 5 "Therefore, since the founding of the Imperial Court, in the several thousand years since then, all those who bowed down to the Emperor and sought to endanger the nation have been defeated." [Book of the Later Han - Biography of Geng Yan] ② (━suru ) To found a Buddhist temple. Also, the person who founded it. A temple founder. Founder. ※Taiheiki (late 14th century) 17 "In order to protect the teachings of the En sect within our own borders and to protect the hundred kings abroad, we have followed in our footsteps since the founding of this temple ." ③ (━suru) To found a religious sect. Also, the person who founded it. ※Taiheiki (late 14th century) 26 " Eventually, a temple was built at a place called Sorihashi in Muraun, Ichijo Horikawa, and the sect was established ." ④ In Zen Buddhism, the person who provides the funds for the founding of a temple is called Daidanna, as distinguished from the Kaizan. ⑤ In Shinshu, the founder of the sect, Shinsho, is called Kaizan, whereas Daidanna refers to the founder of a sub-sect temple.

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Japanese:

〘名〙① (━する) もといを開くこと。基礎を作ること。※平家（１３Ｃ前）五「故(かるがゆゑに)朝廷開基の後、数千余歳のあひだ、帝猷をかたぶけ、国家をあやぶめむとする物、みなもって敗北せずといふ事なし」〔後漢書‐耿弇伝〕② (━する) 仏寺を創立すること。また、その人。開山。開祖。※太平記（１４Ｃ後）一七「我内には円宗の教法を守り、外には百王の鎮護を致さん為に、当山開基(カイキ)の初めより跡を垂れし事なれば」③ (━する) 宗教の一派を創始すること。また、その人。※太平記（１４Ｃ後）二六「軈(やがて)一条堀川村雲の反橋と云ふ所に、寺を立て宗風を開基(カイキ)するに」④ 禅宗で、寺院創建の資財を提供した人を、特に開山と区別していう。大檀那(だいだんな)。⑤ 真宗で、宗祖親鷲を開山と称するのに対して、末派寺院の創設者をいう。

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