Iko Myoan - Iko Myoan

Japanese: 惟高妙安 - いこう・みょうあん

Year of death: December 3, 10 (January 2, 1568)
Year of birth: Bunmei 12 (1480)
A Rinzai sect monk from the late Muromachi period. Also known as Hasushi. Born in Omi Province (Shiga Prefecture), he entered Shokoku-ji Temple at the age of 14 and succeeded Bakugan Toshin. He received devout support from the Yamana clan of Hoki Province (Tottori Prefecture) and the Amago clan of Izumo Province (Shimane Prefecture), and lived at Hokoku-ji Temple and Kaizo-ji Temple in the same area. In Tenbun 9 (1540), he became the 90th abbot of Shokoku-ji Temple, and then entered Rokuon-in Temple, where he became a monk. He is said to have abridged the diary of Gido Shushin and compiled it into the "Kuka Nichiyo Kougen Rakushu," and similarly abridged the diary of Zuikei Shuho and titled it "Gaun Nichigenroku Bukuyou." Both are among the major surviving diaries of medieval Zen monks.

(Masatoshi Harada)

Source: Asahi Japanese Historical Biography: Asahi Shimbun Publications Inc. About Asahi Japanese Historical Biography

Japanese:

没年：永禄10.12.3(1568.1.2)
生年：文明12(1480)
室町後期の臨済宗の僧。葉巣子とも号す。近江国(滋賀県)に生まれ,14歳で相国寺に入り,瀑岩等紳の法を嗣ぐ。伯耆国(鳥取県)の山名氏,出雲国(島根県)の尼子氏の帰依を受け,同地の保国寺,海蔵寺に住した。天文9(1540)年相国寺第90世となり,さらに鹿苑院に入り,僧録となった。義堂周信の日記を抄録し,『空華日用工夫略集』にまとめたとされ,同様に瑞渓周鳳の日記を抄録し『臥雲日件録抜尤』とした。いずれも現存する中世禅僧の主要日記のひとつである。

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