Barlaam

Japanese: Barlaam

…In 26 he was ordained in Thessalonica, and returned to Mount Athos. In 37 he became embroiled in the Quietist controversy, which was started by the Calabrian monk Barlaam. Barlaam went beyond theological issues to attack the peculiar yoga-like practices of the Quietists of Mount Athos. …

From "Barlaam and Joasaph"

...In the Christian version of the Buddha legend, the name Joasaph (Josaphat) goes back to Bodhisattva via the Arabic Budhasaf. The Indian prince Joasaph, despite all the precautions taken by his father, King Abenner, learns of worldly desires, accepts Christianity, which was brought to India by the Apostle Thomas through the teachings of the monk Barlaam, converts his people, and does them good deeds, but eventually abandons his kingdom and follows his master, living the rest of his life as a pious hermit. The Greeks include Joasaph in their church saint calendars, while the Russians include Barlaam and Abenner. ...

From Hesychasmos

...This method of training became popular among the monks of Mount Athos in the 14th century and attracted the attention of the people. In the first half of the 14th century, Barlaam, a monk from Calabria in southern Italy who was educated in Western theology, attacked Hesychasmos on the grounds that he was suspected of heresy, which led to a great controversy. The intellectuals of the capital, Constantinople, supported Barlaam, but theologian Gregory Palamas, Archbishop of Thessalonica, defended Hesychasmos. ...

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Barlaam" are listed below.

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Japanese:

…26年にテッサロニケで聖職につき，再びアトス山に戻った。37年にはカラブリア出身の修道士バルラアムBarlaamが提起した静寂主義論争にまきこまれた。バルラアムは神学上の問題からさらに進んで，アトス山の静寂主義者たちのヨーガに似た特殊な修行方法を攻撃した。…

【バルラームとヨアサフ】より

…仏陀伝説のキリスト教版で，ヨアサフJoasaph(ヨサファトJosaphat)の名はアラビア語ブダサフを経て菩薩にさかのぼる。インドの王子ヨアサフは，父王アベンネルAbennerのあらゆる予防措置にもかかわらず，煩悩を知り，修道士バルラームBarlaamの教化で使徒トマスがインドに伝えたキリスト教を受け入れ，自分の民を改宗に導き，彼らに善行を施すが，やがて王国を捨てて師の許に赴き，敬虔な隠者として一生を送るというもの。ギリシア人はヨアサフを，ロシア人はバルラームとアベンネルまで教会聖人暦に収める。…

【ヘシュカスモス】より

…このような修行方法は14世紀にアトス山の修道士のあいだで盛んになり，人々の注目を引いた。それに対して，南イタリアのカラブリア出身で，西方神学の素養のある修道士バルラアムBarlaamが，14世紀前半に，ヘシュカスモスには異端の疑いがあるとして激しく攻撃し，大論争となった。首都コンスタンティノープルの知識層はバルラアムを支持したが，神学者でテッサロニケ大主教をつとめたグレゴリオス･パラマスがヘシュカスモスを擁護した。…

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