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Japanese: 木食応其 - もくじきおうご

A Shingon Buddhist monk from the Azuchi-Momoyama period. Mokujiki was his common name. Oki was his given name . His pen name was Junryo. He was also known as Kozan Shonin. He was originally a samurai who served the Sasaki and Ochi clans, but after the downfall of his master, he became a monk at the age of 37 and ascended to Mount Koya. In 1585 ( Tensho 13 ), he made peace with Toyotomi Hideyoshi, halting his attack on Mount Koya, and he also accepted Hideyoshi's devotees. He was the founder of Kosan-ji and Seigan-ji temples at Mount Koya. After he became a monk, he only ate nuts and fruit, and was therefore known as Mokujiki Shonin. Tenbun 5 - Keicho 13 (1536-1608 )

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Japanese:

安土桃山時代の真言宗の僧。木食は世称。応其は諱(いみな)。字は順良。興山上人ともいわれた。はじめ佐々木氏、越智氏に仕えた武士で、主家の没落後三七歳で出家して高野山にのぼった。天正一三年（一五八五）豊臣秀吉の高野山攻略を和議を結んで中止させ、またその帰依を受けた。高野山の興山寺・青巖寺の開山。出家してからは、木の実と果物以外は食べなかったところから木食上人といわれた。天文五～慶長一三年（一五三六‐一六〇八）

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