Yuán wù (English spelling)

Japanese: 圜悟 - えんご（英語表記）Yuán wù

1063‐1135
A Chinese Zen monk from the Song Dynasty. Born in Sichuan. His surname was Luo, given name Kokun, and his pen name was Wu Zhao. He was known as the Zen Master Butsuko. Engo was an imperial title bestowed upon him by Emperor Gaozong during his lifetime. He followed the teachings of the Wu Zu Fayan in Hubei and the Yangqi school of Zen from the Rinzai sect, and was active in Tokyo (Kaifeng), Nanjing, and Jiangxi. He was the devout follower of Zhang Shangying, Zhang Jun, and other high-ranking officials. He lectured on Xuedou Chongxian's "Song of the Ancient Hundred Rules" at the Lingquan Temple in Jia Shan in Hunan and other places, and his disciples recorded and compiled the lectures, which were later published under the title "Blue Rock Records," and became a classic of Zen literature. He is also known in Japan as a calligrapher, with works such as Nagare Engo and Kin Watashi no Bokusei.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

1063‐1135
中国，宋代の禅僧。四川の人。姓は駱，名は克勤（こくごん），字は無著，仏杲（ぶつこう）禅師とよばれる。圜悟は，生前に高宗が贈った勅賜号である。湖北の五祖法演に臨済宗楊岐派の禅をついで，東京（とうけい）(開封)，南京，江西の各地で活躍。張商英，張浚その他の高級官僚の帰依をうける。湖南の夾山霊泉院その他で，雪竇重顕（せつちようちようけん）の〈頌古百則〉を講じ，弟子たちが記録編集したものが，のちに《碧巌録》の名で刊行され，禅文学の古典となり，また日本では流れ圜悟，金渡しの墨跡など，書の作家としても知られる。

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