Jakusho (Jakusho)

Japanese: 寂照(寂昭) - じゃくしょう

?-1034(Chogen 7)
A monk in the mid-Heian period. He was the third son of councilor Oe Narimitsu, and his real name was Sadamoto. While serving as Mikawa no Kami, he was inspired to become a monk after the death of his mistress, and in 986 (Kanwa 2), he became a priest. He entered Higashiyama Nyoirin-ji Temple and studied under Jakushin (Yoshishige no Yasutane), and also studied under Genshin and Ninkai. From around 988 (Eien 2), he repeatedly requested permission to enter Song China to make a pilgrimage to Mount Wutai (Mount Seiryo), and after Jakushin's death, he left Hizen in August 1003 (Choho 5, Kanpei 6 of Song), arriving in Mingzhou in September. It is well known that at this time, Genshin entrusted Jakusho with the "Twenty-Seven Questions about Taizhou" and asked Shimei Chirei for an answer.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

？‐1034(長元7)
平安中期の僧。参議大江斉光の三男で俗名は定基。三河守在任中，愛人の死により道心を発し，986年(寛和2)出家した。東山如意輪寺に入り寂心(慶滋保胤（よししげのやすたね）)に師事し，源信，仁海にも学んだ。988年(永延2)ころから五台山(清涼山)巡礼のため入宋をたびたび朝廷に願い，寂心の没後，1003年(長保5∥宋の咸平6)8月肥前を発し，9月明州に到着。このとき源信が《台州疑問二十七条》を寂照に託し，四明知礼に解答を求めたのは有名である。

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