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孤山

Pronunciations

Basic Meaning: Gushan

Senses:

  • An isolated hill. [Charles Muller; source(s): Soothill]
  • Kozan (1277–1366). Another named for Shion 至遠 of Kenninji 建仁寺. [Charles Muller; source(s): Ui]
  • A mountain located in Zhejiang 浙江, Hangzhou 杭州. Also called Guyu 孤嶼, Yingyu 瀛嶼, and Meihuayu 梅花嶼. Transmitted from the Tang period when it was built with the name Gushansi 孤山寺， rebuilt in the Song with the name Guanghuasi 廣化寺. From 1016， Zhiyuan 智圓 (976-1022) from the 'outside the mountain'  山外 branch of Tiantai 天台宗 stayed at the Manaoyuan 瑪瑙院 on the grounds of this temple, spending time with the householder practitioner Lin Hejing 林和靖 and others, amusing themselves in the composition of poetry and so forth (collected in the 55 volume Xianju pian 閑居篇. In 1065 the Manaoyuan 瑪瑙院 was rebuilt with the name Baoshengyuan 寶勝院， and later again to Yanshengguan 延勝觀, becoming a Daoist center. In 1132 it was again renamed as Manaosi 瑪瑙寺, and Zhiyuanʼs whole body relics 全身舍利 were moved to a stūpa on its northern sector. The mountain now houses the tomb of Lin Hejing. 〔翻譯名義集 T 2131.54.1060c17, 閑居篇, 孤山志, 古今圖書集成職方典〕 Cf. 智圓. [Charles Muller; source(s): Soothill, FGD]
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    [Dictionary References]

    Bukkyō jiten (Ui) 262

    Zengo jiten (Iriya and Koga) 17-P224

    Fo Guang Dictionary 3142

    Ding Fubao {Digital Version}

    Bukkyō daijiten (Mochizuki) (v.1-6)1182a

    Bukkyō daijiten (Oda) 464-3

    Soothill 254

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    Entry created: 2002-06-18

    Updated: 2020-11-27