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圓爾辨圓

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Basic Meaning: Enni Bennen

Senses:

  • (1202–1280) Japanese monk of the Rinzai school. He studied in the Southern Song under the Chinese Chan master Wuzhun Shifan 無準師範, and returned to Japan as a transmitter of Wuzhunʼs Linji teachings. Founder of the Shōichi Branch 聖一派, one of the twenty-four transmissions of Zen 禪宗二十四流 that reached Japan. He founded the Tōfukuji 東福寺 in Kyoto. Also known as Sei'ichi Kokushi 聖一國師 and referred to by his individual names of Enni 圓爾 and Bennen 辨圓. See Bielefeldt, Carl. 1995. “A Discussion of Seated Zen”. In Buddhism in Practice, edited by D. S. J. Lopez. Princeton N.J: Princeton University Press, pp. 197–215. [Michel Mohr]
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    [Dictionary References]

    Zengaku daijiten (Komazawa U.) 115d

    Nihon bukkyō jinmei jiten 79a

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    Entry created: 2005-01-31

    Updated: 2019-03-04