Gion Monogatari - Gion Monogatari

Japanese: 祇園物語 - ぎおんものがたり

A kana zoshi (traditional Japanese story). Published towards the end of the Kan'ei era (1624-44). The author's name is unknown, but the book is listed as "Shimizu Asceticism" in the "Catalogue of Books" from the Jōkyō era, and is thought to have been written by a monk from Kiyomizu-dera Temple. It expresses its approval of Chozan Irin'an's "Shimizu Monogatari," lists and explains each item of the book, and also presents his own theory. As it was written by a monk, it is detailed in Buddhist doctrine, but also acknowledges Confucianism, and says that Buddhism and Confucianism are the same in terms of morality, and that three Chinese saints appeared to spread Buddhism.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

仮名草子。寛永年間(1624‐44)末ころ刊。作者の名はわからないが，貞享の《書籍（しよじやく）目録》に〈清水修行〉とあり，清水寺の僧の著と思われる。朝山意林庵の《清水物語》に賛意を表し，その内容を個条ごとに挙げ，解説するとともに，自説を述べたものである。僧侶の書いたものだけに，仏教教理にくわしいが，儒教も認め，仏教も儒教も道徳において同じであり，むしろ仏教を広めるために中国の三聖人が現れたという。

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