Fusō Ryakuki

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Fusō Ryakuki

The Fusō Ryakuki (扶桑略記, "Brief History of Fusang") by Kōen, the teacher of Hōnen, is a Japanese historical text compiled at the end of the twelfth century. It is also called the Fusō-ki (扶桑記) or Fusō-shū (扶桑集).

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The Fusō Ryakuki is a Japanese historical text[1] compiled at the end of the Heian period.[1] It is also called the Fusō-ki[2] or Fusō-shū.[2] It was compiled by the Enryaku-ji Tendai monk Kōen [ja],[1] who died in 1169.[3] It is written in kanbun,[4] in an annal style.[1]

According to the Honchō Shojaku Mokuroku [ja],[5] it was originally in thirty books,[1] but of these only books 2 through 6 (Empress Jingū to Emperor Shōmu) and 20 through 30 (Emperor Yōzei to Emperor Horikawa), or sixteen books in total, are extant.[1] The complete work originally chronicled Japan's history from the reign of Emperor Jimmu in the seventh century BCE to Kanji 8 (1094 CE).[3] Using surviving extracts, however, the Ryakuki's accounts of the reigns of Emperor Jimmu through Emperor Heizei can be reconstructed to some extent.[3]

It utilizes the Six National Histories,[6] as well as poetic diaries,[7] engi,[7] biographies of famous monks (僧伝, sōden) [7] and temple traditions[8] to construct a narrative history of Japan,[7] with a particular emphasis on topics of Buddhist interest.[1] It supposedly also included an account of the Age of the Gods[2] but this has not survived and its contents are unknown.[2]

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Citations[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Oboroya 2001; Britannica Kokusai Dai-Hyakkajiten 2014; Daijirin 2006; Digital Daijisen 1998.
  2. ^ a b c d Britannica Kokusai Dai-Hyakkajiten 2014.
  3. ^ a b c Oboroya 2001; Britannica Kokusai Dai-Hyakkajiten 2014.
  4. ^ Oboroya 2001; Daijirin 2006; Digital Daijisen 1998.
  5. ^ Oboroya 2001.
  6. ^ Oboroya 2001; Britannica Kokusai Dai-Hyakkajiten 2014; Daijirin 2006.
  7. ^ a b c d Britannica Kokusai Dai-Hyakkajiten 2014; Daijirin 2006.
  8. ^ Oboroya 2001; Daijirin 2006.

Works cited[edit]

  • "Fusō Ryakuki" 扶桑略記. Britannica Kokusai Dai-Hyakkajiten (in Japanese). Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. 2014. Retrieved 2018-07-05.
  • "Fusō Ryakuki" 扶桑略記. Daijirin (in Japanese). Sanseidō. 2006. Retrieved 2018-07-05.
  • "Fusō Ryakuki" 扶桑略記. Daijisen (in Japanese). Shogakukan. 1998. Retrieved 2018-07-05.
  • Oboroya, Hisashi (2001). "Fusō Ryakuki" 扶桑略記. Encyclopedia Nipponica (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved 2018-07-05.
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