Keian Genju

A monk of the Rinzai sect of Buddhism in the Muromachi period. His other name was Touin. He was from Akamagaseki, Nagato (Yamaguchi Prefecture). At the age of nine, he studied under Keiho Genkin at Nanzenji Unkoan, and mainly studied Japanese and foreign classics at the Five Mountains of Kyoto, becoming proficient in Song Confucianism. In 1467 (Onin 1), he accompanied a Japanese envoy to Ming China, studied Zhu Xi philosophy, and returned to Japan. At the invitation of the Shimazu clan, he opened Keijuan (Touin Temple) in Satsuma (Kagoshima Prefecture) and lectured on Song Confucianism. In 1481 (Bunmei 13), he published the Great Learning, with new annotations by Zhu Xi (Zhu Xi), and became the founder of the Satsunan school. He also lived at Ankoku-ji Temple in Hyuga (Miyazaki Prefecture), Kennin-ji Temple, and Nanzen-ji Temple, and passed away on June 15, 1512. He wrote works such as Shima-in Gyo-shou (Island-Sharing Fishing Song), Shima-in Zakko (Island-Sharing Miscellany), and Kaho Waten (Family Laws and Principles).

[Rikizan Ishikawa June 20, 2017]

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室町時代の臨済(りんざい)宗聖一(しょういち)派の僧。別号は島陰(とういん)。長門(ながと)（山口県）赤間関の人。9歳で南禅寺雲興庵(うんこうあん)の景蒲玄忻(けいほげんきん)に師事し、おもに京都五山で内外の典籍を学び、宋儒(そうじゅ)の学に長じた。1467年（応仁1）遣明(けんみん)使に従って入明、朱子学などを学んで帰国し、島津氏の招聘(しょうへい)により薩摩(さつま)（鹿児島県）に桂樹庵（島陰寺）を開いて宋学を講じた。1481年（文明13）朱子（朱熹(しゅき)）の新注を刻した『大学章句』を刊行するなどして、薩南(さつなん)学派の祖となった。また日向(ひゅうが)（宮崎県）安国寺を兼住、さらに建仁寺、南禅寺にも住し、永正(えいしょう)5年6月15日示寂。『島陰漁唱』『島陰雑考』『家法和点』などの著がある。

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