Ishin Suden - Ishin Suden

A Rinzai sect monk in the early Edo period. His pen name was Ishin. He is usually called Konchiin Suden. He was given the title Ensho Honko Kokushi while he was still alive. In 1573 (Tensho 1), when the Muromachi Shogunate fell, his father Isshiki Hidekatsu died, and he became a monk under Genpo Reisan (1535-1608) of Nanzen-ji Temple. He qualified as a chief priest at the age of 26 and served at various temples, and in 1605 (Keicho 10) he took up residence at Konchiin Temple as the 270th chief priest of Nanzen-ji Temple. In 1608, he succeeded Saisho Shotai/Shoda as secretary for diplomatic documents under Tokugawa Ieyasu in Sunpu (Shizuoka Prefecture), but he gradually rose to prominence and was involved in key roles in the Shogunate government. He was involved in the Missionary Expulsion Order, Temple Laws, and Laws for the Nobles, and is said to have been behind the idea of ​​the inscription on the bell at the Great Buddha Hall of Kyoto's Hokoji Temple, which was the beginning of the attack on Osaka Castle. He also insisted on strict discipline in the Purple Robe Incident, which drew criticism from the public and earned him the nickname "Daiyokuzankikoninsenjoji Akukokushi" (Daiyokuzankikoninsenjoji Akukokushi), and was also criticized by Takuan as a "Heavenly Demon." However, he made great contributions to the early shogunate administration and was worthy of the name of the black-robed prime minister. His books include "Ikoku Nikki," "Honkou Kokushi Nikki," and "Honkou Kokushi Hōgo."

[Makoto Funaoka May 19, 2017]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

江戸初期の臨済宗の僧。以心は字(あざな)。普通、金地院(こんちいん)崇伝という。生前に円照本光国師号を受ける。1573年（天正1）室町幕府滅亡に際し父一色秀勝(いっしきひでかつ)と死別、南禅寺の玄圃霊三(げんぽれいさん)（1535―1608）の下で出家。26歳で住職資格を得て諸寺を歴住、1605年（慶長10）南禅寺270世住持として金地院に住した。1608年西笑承兌(さいしょうしょうたい／しょうだ)の後任で、駿府(すんぷ)（静岡県）の徳川家康の下で外交文書の書記役となるが、その後しだいに頭角を現し、幕政の枢機にあずかった。伴天連(バテレン)追放令（宣教師追放令）をはじめ、寺院法度(はっと)、公家(くげ)諸法度などにも関係し、大坂城攻撃の端緒となった京都方広寺大仏殿の鐘銘問題も崇伝の考えによるという。紫衣(しえ)事件でも厳科を主張し、一般の不評を買って「大欲山気根院僭上寺悪国師(だいよくざんきこんいんせんじょうじあくこくし)」とあだ名され、沢庵(たくあん)からも「天魔外道(てんまげどう)」と評されたが、初期幕政に辣腕(らつわん)を振るった功績は大きく、黒衣(こくえ)の宰相の名にふさわしいものがあった。著書に『異国日記』『本光国師日記』『本光国師法語』などがある。

［船岡　誠　2017年5月19日］

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