Shinsei

A monk from the Muromachi period. The founder of the Tendai Shinsei sect. A native of Ise Province (Mie Prefecture). He became a monk at the age of 14 and studied Taimitsu. In 1461 (Kansho 2) at the age of 19, he climbed Mount Hiei and stayed there for over 20 years, studying everything he could. In 1483 (Bunmei 15), he entered Kurodani Seiryuji Temple and performed 60,000 nembutsu recitations as a daily routine. In 1485, he had a dream in which he received Genshin's Ojoyoshu from Dengyo Daishi Saicho, and he became devoted to it. The following year, in 1486, he entered Saikyoji Temple, which had a connection with Genshin, where he praised the unity of precepts and nembutsu, and here he established the foundation of the Tendai Shinsei sect, and worked hard to restore Saikyoji Temple. He also spread the idea of ​​the unity of precepts and Nembutsu throughout Japan, and passed away during a Nembutsu ceremony at Sairenji Temple in Iga (Mie Prefecture) in 1495 (Meio 4). In 1506 (Eisho 3), he was given the title of Enkai Kokushi.

[Yukei Hirai August 21, 2017]

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室町時代の僧。天台真盛宗の祖。伊勢(いせ)国（三重県）の人。14歳で出家してから台密を学び、1461年（寛正2）19歳で比叡山(ひえいざん)に登り、とどまること20余年、ことごとく学び尽くす。1483年（文明15）には黒谷青竜寺に入り、日課として念仏六万遍を勤める。1485年には伝教(でんぎょう)大師最澄(さいちょう)から源信の『往生要集(おうじょうようしゅう)』を授かる夢をみ、これに傾倒。翌1486年源信とゆかりのある西教寺(さいきょうじ)に入り、戒と念仏の一致を称揚し、ここに天台宗真盛派の基礎を開き、西教寺の復興に力を尽くした。また各地に戒と念仏の一致を説き広め、1495年（明応4）伊賀（三重県）西蓮寺(さいれんじ)の念仏法会(ほうえ)の途中に寂した。1506年（永正3）円戒国師の号を賜る。

［平井宥慶　2017年8月21日］

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