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Basic Meaning: Jishō

Senses:

  • (d. 1343) A monk of the Rinzai school 臨濟宗. He was ordained as a Tendai 天台宗 monk at Jōdoji 淨土寺. During the early Kamakura period 鎌倉時代, he established several Zen temples 禪院 before spending his final years in residence at Kenninji 建仁寺. [Matthew McMullen; source(s): Ui, ]
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    [Dictionary References]

    Bukkyō jiten (Ui) 442

    Nihon bukkyō jinmei jiten (Saitō and Naruse) 185

    Index to the Bussho kaisetsu daijiten (Ono) 277

    Bukkyō daijiten (Mochizuki) (v.1-6)5001c

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    Entry created: 2018-12-28

    Updated: 2018-12-28