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興禪護國論

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Basic Meaning: Introducing Zen to Protect the Nation

Senses:

  • Kōzen gokoku ron. 3 fasc.; composed by Eisai 榮西 in 1198. The first text written by a Japanese monk to introduce Zen, written in response to opposition against Zen from the adherents of other entrenched schools. Includes discussions of the importance of the precepts, Zenʼs potential for nation-protecting, along with a traditional account of the formation of the special character of the school as being a special transmission outside of texts. 〔扶桑禪林書目〕

    [Chinese Buddhist Canonical Attributions Database]

    [Charles Muller; source(s): Iwanami]
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    [Dictionary References]

    Bukkyō jiten (Ui) 308

    Zengaku daijiten (Komazawa U.) 316d

    Iwanami bukkyō jiten 252

    A Glossary of Zen Terms (Inagaki) 56

    Japanese-English Buddhist Dictionary (Daitō shuppansha) 183b/204

    Japanese-English Zen Buddhist Dictionary (Yokoi) 416

    Zen Dust (Sasaki) 196

    Fo Guang Dictionary ?

    Ding Fubao {Digital Version}

    Bussho kaisetsu daijiten (Ono) ③387c*/⑫228c/⑫228c*

    Bukkyō daijiten (Mochizuki) (v.1-6)1064b

    Bukkyō daijiten (Oda) 454-3

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    Entry created: 2007-05-05

    Updated: 2018-10-13