Enni
Enni Ben'en | |
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Viên ngươi biện viên | |
 Painting of Enni by the monk Kichizan Minchō.Kamakura period,14th century | |
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| Born | 1 November 1202 (15th day, 10th month,Kennin5) |
| Died | 10 November 1280 (age 78) (17th day, 10th month,Kōan3) |
| Religion | Buddhism |
| School | Mahayana Buddhism,Rinzai,Tendai |
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| Teacher | Eisai,Wuzhun Shifan |
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Enni Ben'en( viên ngươi biện viên; 1 November 1202 – 10 November 1280) or simplyEnni,also known asShōichi Kokushi,[1]was aJapaneseBuddhistmonk. He started his Buddhist training as aTendaimonk. While he was studying withEisai,a vision ofSugawara no Michizaneappeared to him in a dream and told him to go to China and study meditation. Following this vision, he met theRinzaiteacherWuzhun Shifanin China, and studiedMahayanawith him.[2]When he returned to Japan, after foundingJōten-jitemple in Hakata (Fukuoka), he foundedTōfuku-jimonastery inKyoto,and practicedZenas well as other types of Buddhism. His disciples includedMujū.
It is traditionally believed that Enni was one of the monks who introduced noodles to Japan from China.[3]
The origin of the most famous festival in Fukuoka City, theHakata Gion Yamakasais believed to date back to 1241 and is closely related to Enni. He had people carry him around the town on a float while praying against the plague and eventually getting successfully rid of it. Thus in remembrance, it became an annual event.[4]
Works
[edit]Enni Ben'en is the possible author of theShoichikokushi Kana Hogo(Vernacular Dharma Words of the National Teacher Sacred Unity). The text is also known as theZazenron(Treatise on Seated Meditation). It is a brief text, composed of 24 questions and answers.[2]
References
[edit]- ^Dumoulin 2005,p. 46.
- ^abBielefeldt 1994,p. 481.
- ^Faure 2021,p. 320
- ^"Spots/Hakata Area/ History and Culture/Jotenji temple".Fukuoka Official Tourist Guide.Retrieved20 March2024.
Sources
[edit]- Bielefeldt, Carl (1994). "No-Mind and Sudden Awakening: Thoughts on the Soteriology of a Kamakura Zen Text". In Buswell, Robert; Gimello, Robert (eds.).Paths to Liberation: The Mārga and Its Transformations in Buddhist Thought.Delhi:Motilal Banarsidass.pp. 475–505.
- Dumoulin, Heinrich(2005).Zen Buddhism: Japan.Zen Buddhism: A History. Vol. 2. Bloomington, IL:World Wisdom.
- Faure, Bernard (2021),Rage and Ravage: Gods of Medieval Japan, Volume 3,University of Hawaii Press,ISBN978-0824886240
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