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Shōgei
Shōgei (聖冏, October 15, 1341 - September 27, 1420) was a Bhikkhu, Buddhist monk from the middle of the Muromachi period. He is the considered the seventh founder of Jōdo-shū (Chinzei, Chinzei-ha). He was a native of Hitachi Province and the Shiio clan. He entered the priesthood under Ryoji at Uriren Jofukuji Temple and studied under Rensho at Ota Honen-ji Temple in the same province. He studied a wide range of Buddhism, primarily Jōdo-shū, Pure Land Buddhism, but also Tendai, Shingon Buddhism, Esoteric Buddhism, Zen, and Kusha-shū, Kusha. He established rituals for transmission of the Buddhism, Dharma for the training of Jōdo-sect followers, formally establishing Jōdo-shū as an independent sect from Tendai. He was also well-versed in Shinto, Confucianism, and Japanese poetry. His disciples included Seisō and Ryōchi, and together with Seisō, who became the eighth patriarch of the sect, he is regarded as the leader who promoted the Jōdo sect's Chinzeigyō from a doct ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chinzei
The branch, also called the Chinzei Doctrine (鎮西義), is one of the two largest branches of Jōdo-shū Buddhism (the second being Seizan). The tradition traces itself to Benchō (a.k.a. Shōkō Shōnin), a disciple of Hōnen, but it was formally established as a separate branch by Benchō's disciple Ryōchū (良忠, 1199–1287). It is also sometimes called the Chikushi school due to its early development in the Chikushi region of Kyushu. It played a key role in shaping the doctrinal and institutional framework of Jōdo-shū, which remains one of Japan's major Buddhist traditions today. Originally based in Kyushu where Benchō had been exiled, the sect contended with other disciples of Hōnen until it emerged into the dominant branch today. Its origins in Kyushu are also the reason for the sect's name, as ''Chinzei'' was an older name for Kyushu and was adopted by Benchō. The famous temple of Chion-in, Hōnen's gravesite, and the temple of Zōjō-ji in Tokyo are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
