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默翁宗淵

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Basic Meaning: Mokuō Sōen

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  • (1590–1648)A Japanese monk of the Rinzai school 臨濟宗, born in Hishū, Kyūshū. He joined the monkhood at a young age and inherited the dharma of Ryūgaku Sōryū 龍嶽宗劉 (1557–1628). In 1642 he took up residence at Daitokuji 大德寺 and later resided at Shōunji 祥雲寺. He passed away on the twenty-third day of the fourth month at the age of fifty-nine. He was given the posthumous title of Zen'e Daikyō zenji 禪慧大匡禪師. 〔紫巖譜略〕 ; 〔大德寺世譜〕 [Stefan Grace; source(s): ZGDJT]
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    [Dictionary References]

    Japanese-English Zen Buddhist Dictionary (Yokoi) 458

    Bukkyō jiten (Ui) →宗淵 493

    Zengaku daijiten (Komazawa U.) →宗淵 0715a

    Fo Guang Dictionary →宗淵 3162

    Index to the Bussho kaisetsu daijiten (Ono) →宗淵 294

    Bukkyō daijiten (Mochizuki) →宗淵 (v.1-6)2897c, (v.9-10)699b

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    Entry created: 2023-09-13