Ming Běn Zhōng Fēng (English spelling)

Japanese: 明本中峯 - みょうほんちゅうほう（英語表記）Míng běn zhōng fēng

1263‐1323
A Zen master from the Yuan Dynasty in China. His surname was Sunshi, and Nakamine was his pen name. He is also known simply as Nakamine. He was from Qiantang, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province. He became a monk under Gao Feng (1238-95), attained enlightenment after seeing a flowing spring, and inherited the Dharma from Gao Feng. He had no fixed residence and called himself Genju, and was known by monks and laypeople as the Ancient Buddha of Jiangnan. Renzong and Yingzong of the Yuan Dynasty became his followers. After his death, he was given the posthumous titles of Zen Master Zhijue and Master Fu'o Kokushi. His books include Genjuan Seiki and Ikka Goyo, and his collections of sayings include Nakamine Goroku and Nakamine Osho Miscellany (compiled and published in Japan). [Yoshida Kohei]

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

1263‐1323
中国，元代の禅者。姓は孫氏，中峯は号。単に中峯ともいう。浙江省杭州銭塘の人。高峯(1238‐95)について出家し，流泉をみて開悟して高峯より法を嗣（つ）いだ。定居することなくみずからは幻住と称して僧俗より江南の古仏と称された。元朝の仁宗，英宗が帰依した。死後，智覚禅師，普応国師と加諡（かし）された。著書に《幻住庵清規》《一華五葉》があり，語録に《中峯語録》《中峯和尚雑録》(日本編刊)がある。【吉田公平】

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