Collection of crazy questions and answers - Muchuu Mondoshuu

Japanese: 夢中問答集 - むちゅうもんどうしゅう

A collection of sermons in which Muso Soseki answered questions from Ashikaga Tadayoshi. 3 volumes. Also known as "Mutsūmondō." A collection of questions and answers written in kana with 93 chapters in total. In response to Tadayoshi's wish to show it to laypeople aspiring to Zen and to women, Otaka Shigenari, who served the Ashikaga clan and studied under Soseki, published it with a postscript by Jikusen Bonsen in September 1342 (the first year of the Kōei era) and a second postscript in 1344. In addition to the Gozan edition, there are also Joinji, Genna, Kan'ei, Shohō, and Bunsei editions, and they are included in the Iwanami Bunko and other publications. "Koten Shiryōrui Ju 5" contains a facsimile of the Gozan edition.

[Aishin Imaeda]

"A Collection of Enthralling Questions and Answers"
Gozanban Volume 1, Question by Ashikaga Tadayoshi, Answer by Muso Soseki, Published in the Muromachi Period, National Diet Library

"A Collection of Enthralling Questions and Answers"

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

夢窓疎石(むそうそせき)が足利直義(ただよし)の問いに答えた法話集。3巻。『夢中問答(むちゅうもんどう)』ともいう。全編93章の仮名交り文の問答集。在俗のまま禅を志す者や女性たちに見せたいという直義の意を受けて、1342年（康永元）9月の竺仙梵僊(じくせんぼんせん)の跋(ばつ)文と1344年の再跋をつけて、足利氏に仕え、疎石に学んだ大高重成(おおたかしげなり)が出版。五山版(ござんばん)のほか浄因寺(じょういんじ)版、元和(げんな)版、寛永版、正保(しょうほう)版、文政版などがあり、岩波文庫などにも収録。『古典史料類従5』は五山版の複製を所収。

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『夢中問答集』
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『夢中問答集』

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