Iron Eye

Japanese: 鉄眼 - てつげん

[Born] 1629 (Meisho 6). Higo
[Died] Tenwa 2 (1682)
A monk of the Obaku sect in the early Edo period. His given name was Dokou and his posthumous title was Hozo Kokushi. He became a monk at the age of 13 and went to Kyoto. In 1655 he met Ingen and studied under his disciple Mokuan. With the goal of compiling and publishing the Tripitaka, he raised funds and made Hozoin Temple on Mount Obaku a repository for the scriptures. He set up a printing company in Kyoto and published the book in 1878 after more than a dozen years. This is known as the "Tetsugenban" or "Obakuban Daizokyo." He was also active in society, taking part in relief efforts during the famine of 1882.

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Japanese:

[生]明正6(1629).肥後
[没]天和2(1682)
江戸時代前期の黄檗宗の僧。諱 (いみな) は道光。諡号は宝蔵国師。 13歳のときに出家し，京に上った。明暦1 (1655) 年に隠元に会い，その弟子木庵にも師事した。『大蔵経』の編集，出版の志を起して浄財を募り，黄檗山宝蔵院を経典の貯蔵所とした。印刷所を京都に設け，十数年を費やして延宝6 (78) 年に出版した。これを「鉄眼版」あるいは「黄檗版大蔵経」と称している。天和2 (82) 年の飢饉に際しては救済活動を精力的に行うなど社会的にも活躍した。

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