Hossou Rokuso　法相六祖

KEY WORD :　art history / iconography

Lit. Six Patriarchs of the Hossou sect. In Japan: Shin'ei 神叡 (d.737), Genbou 玄�ﾑ (d.746), Zenshu 善珠 (723-97), Gyouga 行賀 (729-803), Genpin 玄賓 (d.818), and Joutou 常騰 (740-815). Sometimes Kasou 嘉操 is included instead of Genbou. The Six Patriarchs, according to tradition, were responsible for establishing the Hossou sect, which was also known as the Consciousness-only sect (Jp:Yuishikishuu 唯識宗), in Japan. Genbou, for instance, studied under the Chinese master Zhizhou 智周, and Gyouga of Koufukuji 興福寺, Nara, studied both Faxiang (Jp: Hossou 法相) and Tientai (Jp: Tendai 天台) Buddhism in China during his stay there in 753. The Hossou Rokuso are depicted in six wooden sculptures by Koukei 康慶 (fl.late 12c), made between 1188 and 1189 and housed in Nan'endou 南円堂 at Koufukuji. In addition to the Japanese Six Patriarchs, Indian and Chinese patriarchs of the Hossou sect, such as the brothers Asanga and Vasubandhu (Jp: *Muchaku Seshin 無著・世親), and the Chinese pilgrim Xuanzang (Jp: Genjou 玄奘; 600-64) are depicted in the Hossou mandara 法相曼茶羅.

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