Gyozen - Gyozen

A scholar monk at Todaiji Kaidan-in in the late Kamakura period. His surname was Fujiwara. His bogo name was Jikan. He was from Takahashi-go, Ochi-gun, Iyo Province (Ehime Prefecture). At the age of 16, he received the Bodhisattva precepts at Mount Hiei, and at the age of 18, he went to Todaiji Kaidan-in to receive the precepts. He later studied the precepts under Ensho and Shogen (1220-1292), Pure Land Buddhism under Chosai (1184-1266), Yogacara and Kegon Buddhism under Sosho (1202-1278), and Shingon Buddhism under Shoshu (1219-1291), and showed an interest in Zen, while also being well versed in national history, Confucianism, and the apocrypha of the various schools of thought. Following Ensho, he became an elder at the Kaidan-in, and while devoting himself to writing with the belief that learning is the first step, he also provided guidance to future generations and worked to promote the precepts and Kegon Buddhism. His writings spanned various sects, totaling over 1200 volumes in 127 volumes, including the "Hasshu Koyo" (Outline of the Eight Sects), but he also wrote many large works, such as the "Kegon Tangenki Toyusho" (The Kegon Tangenki Toyusho) and the "Bonmokyo Sho Nisshusho" (The Bonmoukyo Sho). He also wrote commentaries on the Sankyo Gisho (The Commentary on the Three Sutras), historical works such as the "Sangoku Bukkyo Dentsu Engi" (The Origin of the Transmission of Buddhist Law in the Three Countries), and Shomyo (Calligraphy). He passed away at Kaidan-in on September 5, 1281, at the age of 82.

[Notomijoten June 20, 2017]

"An Outline of the Achievements of the Great Master Gyōren" (1971, Todaiji Temple Department of Education)" ▽ "Ehime Cultural Series 14: Monk Gyōren" (1972, Dosho Publishing Association)

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鎌倉後期の東大寺戒壇院(かいだんいん)の学僧。姓は藤原氏。房号(ぼうごう)は示観(じかん)。伊予国（愛媛県）越智(おち)郡高橋郷の人。16歳のとき比叡山(ひえいざん)で菩薩戒(ぼさつかい)を受け、18歳で東大寺戒壇院に登壇し受戒した。その後、円照(えんしょう)、証玄(しょうげん)（1220―1292）に戒律、長西(ちょうさい)（1184―1266）に浄土教、宗性(そうしょう)（1202―1278）に唯識(ゆいしき)と華厳(けごん)、聖守(しょうしゅ)（1219―1291）に真言を学び、禅にも関心を示すとともに、国史、儒学、諸子百家の外典(げてん)にも精通していた。円照に次いで戒壇院長老となり、学問即行の立場で著述に専念するとともに、後学の指導にあたり、華厳、戒律の宣揚に努めた。著書は諸宗にわたり、『八宗綱要(はっしゅうこうよう)』をはじめ127部1200余巻を数えるが、『華厳探玄記洞幽鈔(たんげんきとうゆうしょう)』『梵網経疏日珠鈔(ぼんもうきょうしょにっしゅしょう)』など大著が多い。また三経義疏(さんぎょうぎしょ)の注釈、『三国仏法伝通(でんづう)縁起』など史伝や、声明(しょうみょう)などにまで及んでいる。元亨(げんこう)元年9月5日82歳で戒壇院に没す。

［納冨常天　2017年6月20日］

『『凝然大徳事績梗概』（1971・東大寺教学部）』▽『『愛媛文化双書14　沙門凝然』（1972・同書刊行会）』

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