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道昭

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Basic Meaning: Dōshō

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  • (629–700); also known as 道照, originally from the 河內國 (present-day Osaka Prefecture) area. One of the earliest Japanese Hossō 法相 masters. He was ordained at Gangōji 元興寺, and later traveled to the Tang (653), where he studied Yogâcāra with Xuanzang 玄奘 and Kuiji 窺基. Also, according to the Yuanxiang shishu 元享釋書, he studied Chan 禪 Buddhism under a master named Huiman 慧滿. He returned to Japan eight years later (660), establishing the first Hossō transmission, which is called the Asuka transmission 飛鳥傳 or the Southern Temple transmission 南寺傳. According to the Zoku nihongi 續日本紀 he built the Zen Hall at the southeast corner of the Hōkōji temple, and was known as a teacher of Zen. [Charles Muller; source(s): Ui, Yokoi, Iwanami]
  • A Tendai monk of the Northern and Southern Courts period, Dōshō (1281–1355) was Gyōshōʼs 行昭 (1231–1303) disciple. In 1336, he took charge of the Tendai Jimon sect and its imperial preferments. Later, he became head administrator (chōri) of Onjōji 園城寺. In 1447, he was appointed to be one of the monks who protect the emperor (gojisō), and waited upon Emperor Kōmyō (r. 1336–1348) of the Southern Court. Dōshō also served as steward (bettō) of Shitennōji 四天王寺、and as overseer (kengyō) of the Kumano Sanzan and Shinkumano. 〔翻譯名義集 T 2131.54.1059a8〕 [Heather Blair]
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    [Dictionary References]

    Bukkyō jiten (Ui) 782

    Zengaku daijiten (Komazawa U.) 928d

    Iwanami bukkyō jiten 608

    Japanese-English Zen Buddhist Dictionary (Yokoi) 105

    Fo Guang Dictionary 5638

    Ding Fubao

    Nihon bukkyō jinmei jiten (Saitō and Naruse) 318

    Index to the Bussho kaisetsu daijiten (Ono) 479

    Bukkyō daijiten (Mochizuki) (v.1-6)3876a,4626b

    Bukkyō daijiten (Oda) 1174-2

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    Entry created: 2001-09-08

    Updated: 2015-11-10