The Three Journeys of Ohara

Japanese: 大原の三寂 - おおはらのさんじゃく

The title given to the three brothers Fujiwara no Tametada's sons, Fujiwara no Tamenari, Fujiwara no Tametsune, and Fujiwara no Yorinari, in the late Heian period. The three resigned from government service to become monks, and took the names Jakunen, Jakucho, and Jakuzen, respectively. They became active as poets, and were later known as the Three Jaku. Jakucho and Jakuzen lived in Ohara, but there is no evidence that Jakunen ever lived there, and some say it would be better to call them the Three Jaku of Tokiwa, after the location of his father's villa. The actions of the three were in line with the trend of breaking away from the constraints of government life and devoting one's heart to Buddhism, and Jakuzen in particular was on friendly terms with Saigyo. [Inoue Muneo]

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

平安末期，藤原為忠の子藤原為業･藤原為経･藤原頼業の三兄弟の称。三者は官仕を辞して出家し，それぞれ寂念･寂超･寂然と称し，歌人として活躍，のち三寂と称せられた。寂超･寂然は大原に住んだが，寂念が大原に住んだ証はなく，父の別荘のあった地にちなみ常磐の三寂と呼ぶほうがよいとする説もある。三者の行為は，官界の束縛を離れて仏道に心をひそめる風潮と軌を一にし，特に寂然は西行と親交があった。【井上宗雄】

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