Gyōnen

Gyōnen (凝然; 1240–1321) was a Japanese Buddhist monk of the Kegon school who resided at the temple of Tōdai-ji, Nara in the late Kamakura period. He studied the history of Buddhism in India, China, and Japan, compiling documents on this subject in pursuit of a comprehensive understanding of Japanese Buddhism.[1]

Biography

Gyōnen, also known as Jikan, was born in Iyokuni (present-day Ehime Prefecture).

He received the Bodhisattva Precepts at Mt. Hiei in 1255.[2] At the age of 18, he received the novice precepts and was fully ordained by Enshō (1220–1277) at Tōdai-ji when he was 20. He studied the teachings of a number of traditions of Buddhism including Sanron and Hossō under various masters around Japan before setting into Tōdai-ji, where he remained for most of his life.[1]

Works in English translation

  • The Essentials of the Vinaya Tradition: The Collected Teachings of the Tendai Lotus School, translated by Leo M. Pruden (1995).[3]
  • The Essentials of the Eight Traditions. Berkeley, Calif.: Numata Center for Buddhist Translation and Research. OCLC 988575765.[4]
  • Gyōnen's Transmission of the Buddha Dharma in Three Countries. Green, Ronald S.; Mun, Chanju (2018). translated by Ronald S. Green and Chunju Mun.[5]
  • "The Risshū-kōyō: An Annotated Translation," trans. by Leo M. Pruden, Ph. D. thesis, Harvard University 1969.[6]
  • The Origins and Development of Pure Land Buddhism: A Study and Translation of Gyōnen's Jōdo Hōmon Genrushō, trans. by Mark Laurence Blum (2004).[7]

References

  1. ^ a b Green, Ronald S; Mun, Chanju; Gyōnen (2018). Gyōnen's Transmission of the Buddha Dharma in Three Countries. pp. 3–7. doi:10.1163/9789004370456. ISBN 978-90-04-37045-6. OCLC 1043914042.
  2. ^ 日本国語大辞典,世界大百科事典内言及, ブリタニカ国際大百科事典 小項目事典,デジタル大辞泉,百科事典マイペディア,デジタル版 日本人名大辞典+Plus,朝日日本歴史人物事典,世界大百科事典 第２版,大辞林 第三版,日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ),367日誕生日大事典,精選版. "凝然(ぎょうねん)とは". コトバンク (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-02-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ Gyōnen; Pruden, Leo M.; Gishin (1995). The Essentials of the Vinaya Tradition: The Collected Teachings of the Tendai Lotus School / by Gishin. Berkeley, Calif.: Numata Center for Buddhist Translation and Research. ISBN 978-0-9625618-9-4. OCLC 645624378.
  4. ^ 凝然; 最澄 (1994). The Essentials of the Eight Traditions. Berkeley, Calif.: Numata Center for Buddhist Translation and Research. OCLC 988575765.
  5. ^ Green, Ronald S. [VNV]; Mun, Chanju [VNV] (2018). Gyōnen's Transmission of the Buddha Dharma in Three Countries. Brill. ISBN 978-90-04-37038-8. OCLC 1048747840.
  6. ^ Pruden, Leo M (1969). The Risshū-kōyō: An Annotated Translation (Thesis). OCLC 53009539.
  7. ^ Blum, Mark Laurence; Gyōnen (2004). The Origins and Development of Pure Land Buddhism: A Study and Translation of Gyōnen's Jōdo Hōmon Genrushō. Oxford; New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-512524-5. OCLC 57371330.
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