Shōichi-kokushi Hōgo

Shōichi-kokushi Hōgo (聖一国師法語) is Japanese Buddhist work.

Authorship and date

Shōichi-kokushi Hōgo, a Japanese Buddhist work in one volume,^[1] was composed in the late Kamakura period^[1] by the monk Enni.^[1]

Title

Alternative titles for the work include Shōichi-kokushi Kana Hōgo (聖一国師仮名法語),^[1] Tōfukuji Kaisan Shōichi-kokushi Hōgo (東福寺開山聖一国師法語),^[1] Shōichi-kokushi Zazen-ron (聖一国師坐禅論),^[1] and Zazen-ron (坐禅論).^[1]

The work is of kana hōgo (仮名法語) genre,^[1] a hōgo written in colloquial Japanese, and was written by Enni to introduce Kujō Michiie to zazen (sitting meditation).^[1] It consists of a general introduction and 24 sections expounding on Enni's answers to questions Michiie posed him regarding various aspects of zazen.^[1] An appendix dubbed "Kojin Hōgo" (古人法語) elaborates on points to be weary of in the practice of zazen.^[1]

Textual tradition and modern editions

Surviving manuscript copies of the work include the Hōsa Bunko [ja]-bon,^[1] the Kyōto Daigaku-bon^[1] and the Ryūkoku Daigaku-bon.^[1] Printed editions were produced in 1646 (Shōhō 3),^[1] 1648 (Keian 1)^[1] and 1829 (Bunsei 12).^[1]

It was included in the first volume of the Kōtei Senchū Zenmon Hōgo Zenshū (校訂箋註禅門法語全集)^[1] and the second volume of the Zenmon Hōgo Shū (禅門法語集).^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s Imaeda 1983, p. 327.

Works cited

Imaeda, Aishin (1983). "Shōichi-kokushi Hōgo". Nihon Koten Bungaku Daijiten 日本古典文学大辞典 (in Japanese). Vol. 3. Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten. p. 327. OCLC 11917421. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)

External links

Scanned copy of the work on the National Institute of Japanese Literature's website.
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Shōichi-kokushi Kana Hōgo on Kotobank.

[FOOTNOTEImaeda1983327-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s Imaeda 1983, p. 327.

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