Kangan Giin (寒巌義尹, 1217–1300) was a disciple of Dōgen and the founder of the Higo school of SōtōZenBuddhism. It has been claimed that his father was Emperor Go-Toba or Emperor Juntoku. He did much evangelization work in Kyūshū, where he founded Daiji-ji (大慈寺) in Kumamoto.[1] Before practicing with Dōgen, Giin started his Buddhist path as a Tendai monk. He later abandoned that school and became a member of Daruma School under Kakuzen Ekan. Along with his fellow students Tettsū Gikai and Gien, Giin became a student of Dōgen when Giin's teacher Ekan himself became a student of Dōgen. Dōgen died without giving dharma transmission to Giin, but he received it later from Dōgen's primary disciple, Koun Ejō.
Giin traveled to China after Dōgen's death in order to present Dōgen's recorded sayings, the Eihei Kōroku, to Chinese monks in the Caodong lineage of Tiantong Rujing, Dōgen's teacher. Giin asked Wuwai Yiyuan, a primary student of Rujing, to write a foreword for the collection as well as to edit it. The text became the Eihei Dōgen Zenji Goroku, an edited selection from Eihei Kōroku. After returning from China, Giin practiced at a temple called Shōfuku-ji in Kyushu connected to Myōan Eisai. Shortly thereafter, records tell us that Giin formed a relationship with a powerful samurai named Kawajiri Yasuaki who in 1269 sponsored the construction of Giin's first temple, Nyorai-ji. In 1282 Yasuaki paid for the construction of a second temple, Daiji-ji, with which Giin is now usually associated with.[2]
kangan, giin, 寒巌義尹, 1217, 1300, disciple, dōgen, founder, higo, school, sōtō, buddhism, been, claimed, that, father, emperor, toba, emperor, juntoku, much, evangelization, work, kyūshū, where, founded, daiji, 大慈寺, kumamoto, before, practicing, with, dōgen, gii. Kangan Giin 寒巌義尹 1217 1300 was a disciple of Dōgen and the founder of the Higo school of Sōtō Zen Buddhism It has been claimed that his father was Emperor Go Toba or Emperor Juntoku He did much evangelization work in Kyushu where he founded Daiji ji 大慈寺 in Kumamoto 1 Before practicing with Dōgen Giin started his Buddhist path as a Tendai monk He later abandoned that school and became a member of Daruma School under Kakuzen Ekan Along with his fellow students Tettsu Gikai and Gien Giin became a student of Dōgen when Giin s teacher Ekan himself became a student of Dōgen Dōgen died without giving dharma transmission to Giin but he received it later from Dōgen s primary disciple Koun Ejō Kangan Giin寒巌義尹TitleZen MasterPersonalBorn1217Died1300ReligionBuddhismSchoolSōtōSenior postingTeacherKakuzen EkanDōgenKoun EjōPredecessorKoun EjōSuccessorShidō ShōyuStudents Shidō ShōyuTetsuzanGukokuNinnōDaichi SokeiGiin traveled to China after Dōgen s death in order to present Dōgen s recorded sayings the Eihei Kōroku to Chinese monks in the Caodong lineage of Tiantong Rujing Dōgen s teacher Giin asked Wuwai Yiyuan a primary student of Rujing to write a foreword for the collection as well as to edit it The text became the Eihei Dōgen Zenji Goroku an edited selection from Eihei Kōroku After returning from China Giin practiced at a temple called Shōfuku ji in Kyushu connected to Myōan Eisai Shortly thereafter records tell us that Giin formed a relationship with a powerful samurai named Kawajiri Yasuaki who in 1269 sponsored the construction of Giin s first temple Nyorai ji In 1282 Yasuaki paid for the construction of a second temple Daiji ji with which Giin is now usually associated with 2 See also EditDaiji ji Gikai Jakuen Sandai sōronReferences Edit Vol 12 Temple Daijiji sotozen net or jp Bodiford William M 1993 Sōtō Zen in Medieval Japan University of Hawaii Press p 38 39 ISBN 978 0 8248 1482 3 This Buddhism related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kangan Giin amp oldid 1078511761, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
