Lin Ling sù (English spelling)

Japanese: 林霊素 - りんれいそ（英語表記）Lín Líng sù

?‐1119
A Taoist priest from the end of the Northern Song Dynasty in China. His pen name was Tongsou, and his real name was Ling'ga. He was from Yongjia, Wenzhou (Zhejiang Province). He started out as a monk, but could not bear the rigors of the training and turned to Taoism. He gained the trust of Emperor Huizong, who was devoted to Taoism, and was always his close aide. It was at his urging that Huizong began to refer to himself as the Taoist Emperor, built Taoist temples all over the country, and gave preferential treatment to Taoist priests. However, Lin Lingsu became too dependent on his trust and began to behave in an tyrannical manner, which angered Huizong, who banished him to his hometown and later exiled him to Chuzhou (Huaian County, Anhui Province) where he died.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

？‐1119
中国，北宋末の道士。字は通叟，本名は霊噩（れいがく）。温州永嘉(浙江省)の人。初め僧となったが，修行の厳しさに堪えかねて道士に転向。道教に心酔していた徽宗の信任を得，つねに側近に侍した。徽宗が教主道君皇帝と称し，道観を各地に建て，道士を優遇することとなったのも，そのすすめによる。しかし，林霊素は信任に甘えて横暴なふるまいが多くなったので，徽宗の怒りにふれて故郷に追放せられ，のち楚州(安徽省淮安県)に流されて没した。

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