Religion:Shōichi-kokushi Hōgo

Short description: Japanese Buddhist work

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}}}, {{{2}}}) was composed in the late Kamakura period({{{1}}}, {{{2}}}) by the monk Enni.({{{1}}}, {{{2}}})

Title

Alternative titles for the work include Shōichi-kokushi Kana Hōgo (聖一国師仮名法語),({{{1}}}, {{{2}}}) Tōfukuji Kaisan Shōichi-kokushi Hōgo (東福寺開山聖一国師法語),({{{1}}}, {{{2}}}) Shōichi-kokushi Zazen-ron (聖一国師坐禅論),({{{1}}}, {{{2}}}) and Zazen-ron (坐禅論).({{{1}}}, {{{2}}})

Contents

The work is of kana hōgo (仮名法語) genre,({{{1}}}, {{{2}}}) a hōgo written in colloquial Japanese, and was written by Enni to introduce Kujō Michiie to zazen (sitting meditation).({{{1}}}, {{{2}}}) 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}}}, {{{2}}}) An appendix dubbed "Kojin Hōgo" (古人法語) elaborates on points to be weary of in the practice of zazen.({{{1}}}, {{{2}}})

Textual tradition and modern editions

Surviving manuscript copies of the work include the Hōsa Bunko-bon,({{{1}}}, {{{2}}}) the Kyōto Daigaku-bon({{{1}}}, {{{2}}}) and the Ryūkoku Daigaku-bon.({{{1}}}, {{{2}}}) Printed editions were produced in 1646 (Shōhō 3),({{{1}}}, {{{2}}}) 1648 (Keian 1)({{{1}}}, {{{2}}}) and 1829 (Bunsei 12).({{{1}}}, {{{2}}})

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}}}, {{{2}}}) and the second volume of the Zenmon Hōgo Shū (禅門法語集).({{{1}}}, {{{2}}})

Works cited

• Imaeda, Aishin (1983). "Shōichi-kokushi Hōgo" (in Japanese). Nihon Koten Bungaku Daijiten. 3. Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten. pp. 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.