A summary of the biographies of Japanese monks - Nihon kousoden yōmonshō

Japanese: 日本高僧伝要文抄 - にほんこうそうでんようもんしょう
A summary of the biographies of Japanese monks - Nihon kousoden yōmonshō
Written by Sosho of Todaiji Temple in 1249-1250, this is the oldest collection of biographies of high-ranking Japanese monks. It consists of three volumes and contains extremely valuable materials in the history of Japanese Buddhism.

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Japanese:
東大寺の宗性が建長1 (1249) ~3年に著わした,日本の高僧の最古の伝記集。3巻。日本仏教史上きわめて貴重な資料を含んでいる。

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