"Name of the initiation history" - Kanjorekimei

Japanese: 《灌頂歴名》 - かんぢょうれきめい

…Kongobu-ji Temple [Wada Hidenori]
[The Book of Kukai]
Kukai is highly regarded as the founder of Japanese calligraphy, and is known as one of the two saints along with Emperor Saga, and is also known as one of the three great calligraphers, along with Tachibana no Hayase. There are many works that are said to be by Kukai, but the ones that can definitely be recognized as his are "Fushinsho", "Kanjo Rekimei", "Sansho of the Seven Shingon Patriarchs", "Roukoshiiki", "Introduction to the Diamond Prajnaparamita Sutra", "Introduction to the Mahavairocana Sutra", and "Thirty Letters and Sachets". "Fushinsho" are three letters that Kukai wrote to Saicho, all of which were written around 812 or 813.

From Jingoji Temple

…During the time of Kouyouji Temple, Kukai, who returned from China in the Tang Dynasty, entered the temple by imperial order in 807 (Daido 2), and thereafter used the temple as his base to promote the spread of Shingon Esoteric Buddhism. The famous Kanjo Rekimei (National Treasure), written by Kukai himself, is a record of when Kukai gave the Ryobu Kanjo to over 190 people, including Saicho, Shinko, Taihan, and Encho, at the temple in 812 (Kōnin 3). When the temple was renamed Jingoji Temple, Kukai left the temple and was succeeded by his disciple Shinzai. During their time, the temple was improved, including the construction of the main hall and other halls, and the erection of the Buddhas to be enshrined within them, and the foundation was laid for a Shingon Esoteric Buddhism temple dedicated to holding ceremonies for the protection of the nation, under the strong protection of the imperial court. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that refer to "Name of Abhijikata History" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…金剛峯寺【和多秀乗】
［空海の書］
　空海は日本書道界の祖として重視され，嵯峨天皇とともに二聖と呼ばれ，また橘逸勢を加えて三筆とも呼ばれる。世に空海筆と称されるものは数多いが，確実に彼の筆と認められるのは《風信帖》《灌頂歴名》《真言七祖像賛》《聾瞽指帰（ろうこしいき）》《金剛般若経開題》《大日経開題》《三十帖冊子》などである。《風信帖》は空海から最澄にあてた書状で三通あり，いずれも812,3年ころのもの。…

【神護寺】より

…高雄寺の時代，唐から帰朝した空海は807年(大同2)勅によって当寺に入り，以後ここを本拠に真言密教の興隆につとめた。有名な空海自筆の《灌頂歴名》(国宝)は，812年(弘仁3)空海が当寺で最澄，真綱，泰範，円澄ら190余人に両部灌頂を伝授したときの記録である。神護寺への改称を契機に，空海は当寺を去り，弟子の真済があとをついだが，この2人の時代に根本堂以下の諸堂の建立，その堂内に安置する諸仏の造立など，寺観が整備され，朝廷の厚い保護のもと，国家鎮護の法会に専念する真言密教寺院の基礎を固めた。…

※「《灌頂歴名》」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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