Yugyo Shonin

A title for the position of leader of the Jishu sect. Originally, the word "Yugyo" appeared in Buddhist scriptures, and the founder of the sect, Ippen, revered the Heian period wanderer Kuya as "my guide" (Ippen Hijirie, No. 7), and ended his life on a missionary journey (Yugyo), "leaving his residence to the storm" (ibid.). However, in the time of the second patriarch, Taa Shinkyo, the Jishu sect members accepted the requests of many patrons and began to reside in temples and dojos, solidifying the sect's structure.

[Kiyoshi Hirokami]

"The Establishment and Development of the Jishu Sect, by Toshio Ohashi (1973, Yoshikawa Kobunkan)" " A Study of the Establishment History of the Jishu Sect, by Masaharu Imai (1981, Yoshikawa Kobunkan)"

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時宗(じしゅう)教団の指導者の地位の呼称。元来「遊行」ということばは仏典にみえ、宗祖一遍(いっぺん)は平安時代の遊行者空也(くうや)を「わが先達(せんだつ)なり」（『一遍聖絵(ひじりえ)』第7）と敬慕し、自身も「居住を風雲にまかせ」（同前）る布教伝道の旅（遊行）に生涯を終えた。しかし二祖他阿真教(たあしんきょう)の代になると、時衆は多数の外護(げご)者の要求をいれて寺や道場に止住するようになり、教団の体制を固めていく。

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『大橋俊雄著『時宗の成立と展開』（1973・吉川弘文館）』▽『今井雅晴著『時宗成立史の研究』（1981・吉川弘文館）』

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