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Gyōnen (凝然; 1240–1321) was a Japanese Buddhist monk of the Kegon school who resided at Tōdai-ji Temple 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.

Biography

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

He received the Bodhisattva Precepts at Mt. Hiei in 1255. At the age of 18, he received the novice precepts and was fully ordained by Enshō (1220–1277) at Tōdaiji Temple 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 Tōdaiji, where he remained for most of his life.

Works in English translation

  • The essentials of the Vinaya tradition.: the collected teachings of the Tendai Lotus School, translated by Leo M Pruden (1995).
  • The essentials of the eight traditions. Berkeley, Calif.: Numata Center for Buddhist Translation and Research. OCLC 988575765.
  • Gyōnen's transmission of the Buddha Dharma in three countries. Green, Ronald S.; Mun, Chanju (2018). translated by Ronald S. Green and Chunju Mun.
  • The Risshū-kōyō: an annotated translation, translated by Leo M Pruden, Ph. D. thesis, Harvard University 1969.
  • The origins and development of Pure Land Buddhism: a study and translation of Gyōnen's Jōdo Hōmon Genrushō, translated by Mark Laurence Blum (2004).

References

  1. ^ 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. ; Mun, Chanju (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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