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]

Contents

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

1. 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.

External links

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