Difference between revisions of "Gonso"
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Also known as [[Gonzo]]. A [[priest]] of the [[Three Treatises]] ([[Sanron]]) school in [[Japan]]. | Also known as [[Gonzo]]. A [[priest]] of the [[Three Treatises]] ([[Sanron]]) school in [[Japan]]. | ||
| − | In 769 he began to study under Shin-rei, a [[priest]] of [[Daian-ji temple]], and at sixteen he went to [[Mount Koya]]. | + | In 769 he began to study under [[Shin-rei]], a [[priest]] of [[Daian-ji temple]], and at sixteen he went to [[Mount Koya]]. |
| − | After that, he studied the three treatises—The [[Treatise on the Middle Way]], The [[Treatise on the Twelve Gates]], and [[The One-Hundred-Verse Treatise]] — under Zengi, a [[priest]] of [[Todai-ji temple]]. | + | After that, he studied the three treatises—The [[Treatise on the Middle Way]], The [[Treatise on the Twelve Gates]], and [[The One-Hundred-Verse Treatise]] — under [[Zengi]], a [[priest]] of [[Todai-ji temple]]. |
| − | In 802 he and other learned {{Wiki|priests}} of the [[seven major temples of Nara]] engaged [[Dengyo]], the founder of the [[Japanese]] [[Tendai school]], in [[religious]] [[debate]] at [[Takao-dera]] [[temple]]. Dengyowon the [[debate]]. | + | In 802 he and other learned {{Wiki|priests}} of the [[seven major temples of Nara]] engaged [[Dengyo]], the founder of the [[Japanese]] [[Tendai school]], in [[religious]] [[debate]] at [[Takao-dera]] [[temple]]. [[Dengyowon]] the [[debate]]. |
| − | [[Gonso]] was later appointed [[supervisor of priests]] by the {{Wiki|imperial court}}, in which capacity he administrated [[Todai-ji]] and [[Saidai-ji]] [[temples]] and founded a [[temple]] named Iwabuchi-dera. | + | [[Gonso]] was later appointed [[supervisor of priests]] by the {{Wiki|imperial court}}, in which capacity he administrated [[Todai-ji]] and [[Saidai-ji]] [[temples]] and founded a [[temple]] named [[Iwabuchi-dera]]. |
| − | In 826 he was appointed general [[supervisor of priests]], and after his [[death]] he was named the [[Administrator of Priests]] Iwabuchi. [[Gonso]] is also known as a [[teacher]] of [[Kobo]], the founder of the | + | In 826 he was appointed general [[supervisor of priests]], and after his [[death]] he was named the [[Administrator of Priests]] [[Iwabuchi]]. [[Gonso]] is also known as a [[teacher]] of [[Kobo]], the founder of the [[True Word]] ([[Shingon]]) school. |
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Latest revision as of 06:25, 8 January 2016
Gonso
勤操 (758–827)
Also known as Gonzo. A priest of the Three Treatises (Sanron) school in Japan.
In 769 he began to study under Shin-rei, a priest of Daian-ji temple, and at sixteen he went to Mount Koya.
After that, he studied the three treatises—The Treatise on the Middle Way, The Treatise on the Twelve Gates, and The One-Hundred-Verse Treatise — under Zengi, a priest of Todai-ji temple.
In 802 he and other learned priests of the seven major temples of Nara engaged Dengyo, the founder of the Japanese Tendai school, in religious debate at Takao-dera temple. Dengyowon the debate.
Gonso was later appointed supervisor of priests by the imperial court, in which capacity he administrated Todai-ji and Saidai-ji temples and founded a temple named Iwabuchi-dera.
In 826 he was appointed general supervisor of priests, and after his death he was named the Administrator of Priests Iwabuchi. Gonso is also known as a teacher of Kobo, the founder of the True Word (Shingon) school.
