Seyakuin Zensou

Japanese: 施薬院全宗 - せやくいんぜんそう

Born in 1528 in Omi
[Died] December 10, 1596. A Tendai monk and doctor in Kyoto during the Azuchi-Momoyama period. Formerly of the Tamba clan. He was called Tokuunken. He became a monk at a young age and went to Yokokawa to study Tendai doctrine. After Oda Nobunaga burned down Enryaku-ji Temple in 1571, he returned to secular life and became a doctor. He was highly valued by Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and became a great doctor, was given the rank of Shoshii (fourth rank), became a monk again, and became a Hoin (a Buddhist priest). He aimed to restore Mount Hiei, and with Hideyoshi's help, he rebuilt Kaidan-in and other temples. He lived at Yakuju-in, where he was given a stipend of 3,000 koku. He was highly revered by the court and common people, and practiced purification. In September 1596, a letter from the Ming Dynasty that sparked Hideyoshi's second invasion of Korea states that Hideyoshi was made king of Japan and Zenso was given the title of commander-in, showing how highly regarded Zenso was at the time. (→Seiyakuin)

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Japanese:

[生]享禄1(1528).近江
[没]慶長1(1596).12.10. 京都
安土桃山時代の天台僧，医者。もと丹波氏。徳運軒と号した。幼時出家して横川にのぼり天台教学を学んだ。元亀2 (1571) 年織田信長の延暦寺焼打ちののち，還俗して医者となった。豊臣秀吉に重用され，大医院となり，正四位に叙せられ，再び僧侶となり，法印となった。比叡山の復興を志し，秀吉の援助を得て，戒壇院その他の諸院坊を再建した。薬樹院に住して 3000石を与えられ，朝野に尊崇厚く，浄業を修した。慶長1 (96) 年9月秀吉の朝鮮再征の導火線となった明の国書のなかに，秀吉を日本国王とし，全宗を都督に封じるとあるのは，全宗の当代の評価を示している。 (→施薬院 )

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