Yoshimon

Japanese: 義門 - ぎもん

Year of death: Tempo 14.8.15 (1843.9.8)
Year of birth: July 7, 1786 (July 31, 1786)
A Shinshu Buddhist monk from the late Edo period. He is known for his linguistic analysis of the sacred teachings of Shinshu. Born to the Tojo clan, his Buddhist name was Reiden. He was the son of Denzui and Nui of Myogen-ji Temple in Wakasa Province (Fukui Prefecture). In 1802, he entered the Higashi Hongan-ji Temple school and studied under Reiyo of Yonen-ji Temple. Feeling the need for linguistic studies in interpreting the sacred teachings, he began studying under Fujii Kosho from around 1811, and also sought instruction from Motoori Shuntei. He also studied phonology under Ota Zensai and others in Edo. In 1832, he lectured on the Three Pure Land Sutras and Yuishinsho at Hojun-ji Temple in Wakasa Province, interpreting the scattered and ancient readings of Shinran and previous scholars from a linguistic perspective. His works include "Shinshu Sacred Teachings in Japanese" and "Namanona". <References> "Collection of Letters from Tojo Gimon", "Research on Gimon" by Miki Yukinobu

(Kusano Akiyuki)

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

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没年：天保14.8.15(1843.9.8)
生年：天明6.7.7(1786.7.31)
江戸後期の真宗の僧。真宗聖教の国語学的解明を行ったことで有名。出は東条氏。法名は霊伝。若狭国(福井県)妙玄寺伝瑞と縫の子。享和2(1802)年東本願寺学寮に入り,養念寺霊曜のもとに遊学した。聖教解釈に国語学の必要性を感じ,文化8(1811)年ごろから藤井高尚に師事,本居春庭にも教えを請い,また江戸で太田全斎などに音韻学を学ぶ。天保3(1832)年若狭国法順寺で浄土三部経や唯信鈔などを講義し,親鸞や先学の点発・古訓を国語学的に解釈した。著書に『真宗聖教和語説』『奈万之奈』など。<参考文献>『東条義門書簡集』,三木幸信『義門の研究』

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