Narihiro - Jōjin

Japanese: 成尋 - じょうじん

Year of death: Gentoyo 4th October 6th (1081.11.9)
Year of birth: Kanko 8 (1011)
A monk who went to Song China in the mid-Heian period. He played a major role in cultural exchange between Japan and Song China, and is famous for writing Santendai Godaisanki, which chronicles his time in Song China from beginning to end. He was the son of Fujiwara no Sadamori. His mother is said to be the daughter of Minamoto no Toshikata, and is widely known for the collection of Jojin Ajari Boshu. At the age of seven, he entered the chambers of Bunkei at Daiun-ji Temple in Iwakura, Kyoto. Bunkei was the first inspector of the temple, and a famous monk who was appointed as the guardian monk of Emperor Sanjo and the abbot of Mii-dera Temple. Jojin succeeded him and became the head priest of Daiun-ji Temple at the age of 31 in 1041, a position he held for the next 31 years. During this time, he learned the secret techniques of esoteric Buddhism, such as the great teachings of Taizo, Kongo, and Sosiddhi, as well as the secret goma ritual, from his masters Bunkei, Goen, and Gyoen.He also became well-versed in the essential principles of the Lotus Sutra, served at the Eight Lotus Sutra Lectures at the Imperial Court, was appointed an ajari at Enryaku-ji Temple, and served as the guardian monk of Fujiwara no Yorimichi for 20 years.His career seemed to be full of success. However, from an early age, he had a strong desire to travel to Song China and make a pilgrimage to Mount Tendai, the land where the 500 Arhats reside, and Mount Godai, the mountain where Manjusri appears. In 1060, he prayed to Shinra Myojin Shrine in Mitsui (the guardian deity of Onjoji Temple in Otsu City) to allow him to cross the sea, and in 1070, he submitted a petition to the Imperial Court requesting permission to travel to Song China. In March 1072, he set sail from Kabeshima, Matsuura County, Hizen Province (Kabeshima, Yobuko Town, Higashi Matsuura County, Saga Prefecture). The circumstances surrounding this are detailed in the aforementioned "Moshu." After traveling to Song China, he made a pilgrimage to both mountains, was granted an audience with Emperor Shenzong, and performed a secret ritual to pray for rain, for which he was given the title of Zen'e Daishi, but he never returned to Japan and passed away there at the age of 71. <References> Hirabayashi Fumio, "A Study and Annotation of the Record of Tendai Godaisan"

(Ohara Jin)

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Japanese:

没年：元豊4.10.6(1081.11.9)
生年：寛弘8(1011)
平安中期の入宋僧。日宋文化交流に大きな役割を果たし,滞宋中の始終を記した『参天台五台山記』の著で有名。藤原貞叙の子。母は源俊賢の娘ともされ『成尋阿闍梨母集』で広く知られている。7歳にして京都岩倉大雲寺の文慶の室に入った。文慶は当寺最初の検校で三条天皇の護持僧や三井寺長吏に任じられた名僧であったが,成尋は彼のあとを継ぎ長久2(1041)年,31歳で大雲寺の別当になり,以後,31年間在職した。この間,彼は胎蔵,金剛,蘇悉地の大法や護摩秘法などの密教の秘法を文慶,悟円,行円の各師に学び,一方,法華経の精義にも通じ宮中の法華八講に出仕し,延暦寺の阿闍梨に任じられ,藤原頼通の護持僧を20年間にわたって勤めるなど,その活躍は順風満帆を思わせた。しかし早くから入宋して五百羅漢常住の地天台山と文殊化現の山五台山を巡礼する志が強く,康平3(1060)年,三井の新羅明神(大津市園城寺の鎮守神)に渡海の祈請をし,延久2(1070)年,入宋の許可を請う奏状を朝廷に奉り,延久4(1072)年3月,肥前国松浦郡壁島(佐賀県東松浦郡呼子町加部島)より出帆した。この前後の事情については前記『母集』に詳しい。渡宋後は両山を巡礼し,皇帝神宗に謁見を許され,祈雨の秘法を行ずるなどの活躍をして善慧大師の号を賜ったが,ついに帰国することなく,彼の地に71歳の生涯を閉じている。<参考文献>平林文雄『参天台五台山記校本並に研究』

(小原仁)

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