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Commonly
known as Jie Daishi ŽœŒb‘åŽt or Great Master Jie.The posthumous name of
Ryougen —ÇŒ¹ (912-85), abbot at Mt. Hiei ”ä‰b, reformer of the Tendai “V‘ä sect,
and early supporter of Pure Land joudo ò“y Buddhism. Also known by the names
Gansan Daishi Œ³ŽO‘åŽt, Tsuno Daishi Šp‘åŽt, and Mibyou Daishi Œä•_‘åŽt. Born in Oumi
‹ß] province (Shiga prefecture), he entered Mt. Hiei, the Tendai headquarters
northeast of Kyoto, at age twelve. He became abbot in 966 and spent the
next nineteen years overseeing the rebuilding of the temple complex, constructing
new buildings and enhancing the power and prestige of the Tendai establishment.
Ryougen secured imperial patronage and acquired a nationwide network of
branch temples *betsuin
•Ê‰@. He also reinforced monastic rules and the tradition of scholarship.
A major figure in the lineage of Tendai patriarch Ennin ‰~m (794-864), Ryougen
was in turn the teacher of the two seminal Pure Land theologians Genshin
Œ¹M (942-1017) and Kakuun Šo‰^ (953-1007). When Ryougen's prayers for the recovery
of Emperor Enyuu ‰~—Z (959-91) proved effective, he was granted the title
of Daishi or Great Master. Because he was legendary for subjugating
vengeful ghosts, many portrait sculptures were made of him. Well known examples
include the statues at Genkouji Œ»ŒõŽ› (1218, Hyougo prefecture), and Manshuin
– Žê‰@ (1268, Kyoto). |
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