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A monk from Goryeo (Korea). His posthumous name was Daikaku Kokushi. He was the fourth son of Emperor Munjong (reigned 1046-1083), became a monk at Reitsu-ji Temple, and was appointed as the head priest of the Yusei monks. In 1085, he traveled to Song China by sea and studied the Huayan doctrine under Jogen (1011-1088) at Eiin-ji Temple. He also studied the Tendai doctrine under Jiben Jukan, the precepts under Reishi Gensho (1048-1116), and Zen under Kinzan Ryogen (1032-1098), Huirin Ensho, and others. Three years later, he returned to Korea with about 1,000 volumes of Buddhist scriptures and established the Kyozotokan (Divination Office) at Heungwangsa Temple to publish them, making a great contribution to the development of Buddhism during the Goryeo period. His works include the New Compendium of the Records of Various Religious Treasures (Gicheonroku) in two volumes and the 22-volume Enshu Monrui (Enshu Monrui) (two volumes remain), which are valuable sources of information on Korean Buddhism.

[Kimura Kiyotaka January 19, 2017]

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高麗(こうらい)（朝鮮）の僧。諡(おくりな)は大覚(だいがく)国師。文宗（在位1046～1083）の第4子に生まれ、霊通寺(れいつうじ)で出家し、祐世僧統(ゆうせいそうとう)に任ぜられた。1085年海路で入宋(にっそう)し、慧因寺(えいんじ)の浄源(じょうげん)（1011―1088）のもとで華厳(けごん)教学を学び、また、慈弁従諫(じべんじゅうかん)に従って天台教学を、霊芝元照(れいしがんじょう)（1048―1116）から戒法を、金山了元(きんざんりょうげん)（1032―1098）、慧林円照(えりんえんしょう)らに禅を学んだ。3年後、仏典約1000巻を携えて帰国し、興王寺に教蔵都監(きょうぞうとかん)を置いてそれらを刊行し、高麗時代の仏教の発展に大きく貢献した。著書に『新編諸宗教蔵総録』（義天録）2巻、『円宗文類(えんしゅうもんるい)』22巻（2巻現存）などがあり、朝鮮仏教の貴重な資料となっている。

［木村清孝　2017年1月19日］

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