Akatsuki Haya

A priest and Buddhist scholar of the Otani sect of Shinshu Buddhism from the Meiji to Showa periods. He was the eldest son of Enen (?-1887) of Myodatsuji Temple in Kitayasuda, Dejiro Village, Ishikawa County, Ishikawa Prefecture. He was ordained at Higashi Honganji Temple in 1891 (Meiji 24). After graduating from Otani University of the Shinshu sect (now Otani University) in 1900, he was ordered to study at the Tokyo School of Foreign Languages ​​with the aim of becoming a diplomat, but eventually dropped out. He studied under Kiyozawa Manshi along with Sasaki Gessho and Tada Kanae (1875-1937), and became a member of the Kokodo temple that Kiyozawa opened in Hongo, Tokyo, and participated in the spiritualist movement. In 1901, he was in charge of editorial affairs for the publication of the magazine "Seimeikai." In 1910, he was questioned about Ishin (a heretical theory of Jodo Shinshu) during a lecture. In 1951 (Showa 26), he became the head of the sect. He passed away on August 27, 1954.

[Hidetoshi Ikeda May 19, 2017]

"The Complete Works of Gyoubin, Volume 23, Publication Chronology 1 (1956-1961, Kososha Publishing Co., Ltd. / Volume 27, Supplementary Volume 1, 1975-1978, Ryofu Gakusha Publishing Co., Ltd.)" ▽ "Gyoubin by Tsunemitsu Kozen (included in "Meiji Buddhists, Volume 2," 1969, Shunjusha Publishing Co., Ltd.)"

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明治から昭和期の真宗大谷派僧侶(そうりょ)、仏教学者。石川県石川郡出城(でじろ)村北安田（白山(はくさん)市）明達寺(みょうたつじ)、暁烏依念(えねん)（？―1887）の長男。1891年（明治24）東本願寺で得度(とくど)。1900年真宗大谷大学（現、大谷大学）卒業後、命ぜられて東京外国語学校に学び外交官を志すが、やがて退学。佐々木月樵(ささきげっしょう)、多田鼎(ただかなえ)（1875―1937）らと清沢満之(きよざわまんし)に師事し、清沢が東京・本郷に開いた浩々洞(こうこうどう)の同人となり、精神主義運動に参加した。1901年、『精神界』発刊にあたり編集庶務を担当した。1910年、講話会を通して異安心（浄土真宗の異端説）を問われた。1951年（昭和26）宗務総長。昭和29年8月27日没。

［池田英俊　2017年5月19日］

『『暁烏敏全集』23巻・著作刊行年表1（1956～1961・香草舎／27巻・別巻1・1975～1978・涼風学舎）』▽『常光浩然著『暁烏敏』（『明治の仏教者　下巻』1969・春秋社・所収）』

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