Shunoku Myoha - Shunoku Myoha

A monk of the Muso school of the Rinzai sect during the Northern and Southern Dynasties period. He was known by the names Kaishitsu, Fukyoshi, and Seiga Senshi. He was from Kai (Yamanashi Prefecture). He is said to be the lay niece of Muso Soseki. He became a nun at the age of 17, and studied under Jikusen Bonsen and Seisetsu Shocho, and inherited the Dharma under Muso's guidance. He excelled in political and management skills, and lived at Toji Temple, Daikomyo Temple, and other temples, and restored Tenryu Temple and Rinsen Temple, which had burned down. In 1363 (Shohei 18, Joji 2), he lived at Tenryuji Temple, and in 1379 (Tenju 5, Kōryaku 1) at Nanzenji Temple. In the spring of the following year, 1380, he was given the title of Chikaku Fumyo Kokushi. He was subsequently appointed as the first Sorokushi by Emperor Go-En'yu. When Ashikaga Yoshimitsu founded Shokokuji Temple, he invited Muso to be the second abbot of the temple. He also built Zen temples in various places, contributing to the rise of the Muso school and working hard to publish the Gozan edition. He passed away on August 12, 1388 (Genchū 5, Kakei 2), at the age of 78. His works include "Fumyo Kokushi Sayings," "A Brief Summary of the Tenryū Chronology," "Muso Kokushi Nenpu," and "Unmon Ikkyoku."

[Rikizan Ishikawa July 19, 2017]

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南北朝時代の臨済(りんざい)宗夢窓(むそう)派の僧。芥室(かいしつ)、不軽子(ふきょうし)、西河潜子(せいがせんし)などと称する。甲斐(かい)（山梨県）の人。夢窓疎石(そせき)の俗姪(ぞくてつ)とされる。17歳で出家し、竺仙梵僊(じくせんぼんせん)、清拙正澄(せいせつしょうちょう)らに参じ、夢窓の鉗鎚(けんつい)を受けて法を嗣(つ)ぐ。政治的手腕と経営の才に優れ、等持(とうじ)寺、大光明(だいこうみょう)寺などに歴住、炎上した天竜寺や臨川(りんせん)寺を再興した。1363年（正平18・貞治2）天竜寺、1379年（天授5・康暦1）南禅寺に住し、翌1380年春、智覚普明(ちかくふみょう)国師の号を賜る。ついで後円融(ごえんゆう)天皇より初代の僧録司(そうろくし)に任命される。足利義満(あしかがよしみつ)の相国(しょうこく)寺創建に際し、夢窓を勧請(かんじょう)して自ら同寺の2世となる。また各地に禅院を建立して夢窓派の興隆に寄与、五山版の刊行にも尽くした。1388年（元中5・嘉慶2）8月12日78歳で示寂。『普明国師語録』『天龍(てんりゅう)紀年考略』『夢窓国師年譜』『雲門一曲』などの著がある。

［石川力山　2017年7月19日］

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