Difference between revisions of "Nanpo Bunshi"
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*''Born: [[1555]]'' | *''Born: [[1555]]'' | ||
*''Died: [[1620]]'' | *''Died: [[1620]]'' | ||
| + | *''Other Names'': 文之玄昌 ''(Bunshi Genshou)'' | ||
*''Japanese'': 南浦文之 ''(Nanpo Bunshi)'' | *''Japanese'': 南浦文之 ''(Nanpo Bunshi)'' | ||
| − | Nanpo Bunshi was the first abbot of the [[Kagoshima]] temple of [[Dairyu-ji|Dairyû-ji]], and author of an account of the history of [[teppo|firearms]] entitled ''Teppô-ki''.<ref>Nanpo Bunshi, ''Teppô-ki'', c. 1604, translated in Tsunoda, et al., ''Sources of Japanese Tradition'', New York: Columbia University Press (1958), 308-312.</ref> | + | Nanpo Bunshi was the first abbot of the [[Kagoshima]] temple of [[Dairyu-ji|Dairyû-ji]], and author of an account of the history of [[teppo|firearms]] entitled ''Teppô-ki''.<ref>Nanpo Bunshi, ''Teppô-ki'', c. 1604, translated in Tsunoda, et al., ''Sources of Japanese Tradition'', New York: Columbia University Press (1958), 308-312.</ref> He was also a [[Neo-Confucianism|Neo-Confucian]] scholar of the [[Satsunan school]]. |
| − | Born in the village of Obi in [[Hyuga province|Hyûga province]], he is said to have been called a child prodigy in his youth. | + | Born in the village of Tonoura near Obi in [[Hyuga province|Hyûga province]], he is said to have been called a child prodigy in his youth. Bunshi's father, who had the surname Yusa<!--湯左-->, was originally from [[Kawachi province]], but had fled to Hyûga to escape the violence of the [[Sengoku period]]. From the age of six, Bunshi studied [[Nichiren Buddhism]] under a monk named Tentaku at the Enmei-ji in Mei, in Hyûga province. Tentaku introduced him to the monk & Neo-Confucian scholar [[Ichio Genshin|Ichiô Genshin]], and Bunshi took the tonsure, taking on the monastic name Genshô. |
| − | + | He then traveled to Kyoto in [[1569]], and studied under Kishun Ryûki<!--熈春龍喜, 1511-1594--> at the Ryûgin-an at [[Tofuku-ji|Tôfuku-ji]]. In [[1573]], he returned to Kyushu, and entered the Jingo-ji in [[Osumi province|Ôsumi province]], at Ichiô's suggestion. He was then recommended by Ichiô in [[1481]] for the position of head of Ryûgen-ji in Fukushima in Hyûga, and later became head priest of the Shôrin-ji in Kôyama (Ôsumi), and the Shôju-ji in Takarabe (Hyûga). | |
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| + | [[Shimazu Yoshihisa]], lord of [[Satsuma han]], invited Bunshi to become his advisor, and head of Shôkô-ji and Ankoku-ji in Ôsumi. He continued to serve the [[Shimazu clan]] as an advisor to Yoshihisa's successor [[Shimazu Yoshihiro]], and Yoshihiro's successor [[Shimazu Iehisa]]. He accompanied Yoshihiro to Kyoto in [[1599]], where he lectured on the [[Great Learning]] at Tôfuku-ji, and was then sent as Yoshihiro's messenger to meet with [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]] at [[Sunpu]] in [[1603]]. | ||
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| + | Under Iehisa, he played a key role in advising policy on [[Satsuma han|Satsuma's]] relations with [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû]], and handling and composing diplomatic documents. His scholarly writings include ''Nanpo bunshû'' (Collected Works of Nanpo), ''Seisekizu washô''<!--聖蹟図和鈔--> (Japanese commentaries on the pictorial biography of [[Confucius]]), ''Nisshû heijiki''<!--日州平治記--> (Record of Pacification of Hyûga), ''Henguron'' ("Essay on the Remedy for an Idiot"), and ''Kesshôki''<!--決勝記--> ("Essay on Spiritual Awakening in [[Zen]]"). | ||
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| + | Nanpo Bunshi died in [[1620]], and is buried at Ankoku-ji in [[Kajiki]], [[Satsuma province]]. | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
*Plaques on-site at former site of Dairyû-ji. | *Plaques on-site at former site of Dairyû-ji. | ||
| + | *Takatsu Takashi, “Ming Jianyang Prints and the Spread of the Teachings of Zhu Xi to Japan and the Ryukyu Kingdom in the Seventeenth Century,” in Angela Schottenhammer (ed.), ''The East Asian Mediterranean: Maritime Crossroads of Culture'', Harrassowitz Verlag (2008), 257-258. | ||
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[[Category:Religious Figures]] | [[Category:Religious Figures]] | ||
[[Category:Sengoku Period]] | [[Category:Sengoku Period]] | ||
Revision as of 01:09, 26 April 2015
Nanpo Bunshi was the first abbot of the Kagoshima temple of Dairyû-ji, and author of an account of the history of firearms entitled Teppô-ki.[1] He was also a Neo-Confucian scholar of the Satsunan school.
Born in the village of Tonoura near Obi in Hyûga province, he is said to have been called a child prodigy in his youth. Bunshi's father, who had the surname Yusa, was originally from Kawachi province, but had fled to Hyûga to escape the violence of the Sengoku period. From the age of six, Bunshi studied Nichiren Buddhism under a monk named Tentaku at the Enmei-ji in Mei, in Hyûga province. Tentaku introduced him to the monk & Neo-Confucian scholar Ichiô Genshin, and Bunshi took the tonsure, taking on the monastic name Genshô.
He then traveled to Kyoto in 1569, and studied under Kishun Ryûki at the Ryûgin-an at Tôfuku-ji. In 1573, he returned to Kyushu, and entered the Jingo-ji in Ôsumi province, at Ichiô's suggestion. He was then recommended by Ichiô in 1481 for the position of head of Ryûgen-ji in Fukushima in Hyûga, and later became head priest of the Shôrin-ji in Kôyama (Ôsumi), and the Shôju-ji in Takarabe (Hyûga).
Shimazu Yoshihisa, lord of Satsuma han, invited Bunshi to become his advisor, and head of Shôkô-ji and Ankoku-ji in Ôsumi. He continued to serve the Shimazu clan as an advisor to Yoshihisa's successor Shimazu Yoshihiro, and Yoshihiro's successor Shimazu Iehisa. He accompanied Yoshihiro to Kyoto in 1599, where he lectured on the Great Learning at Tôfuku-ji, and was then sent as Yoshihiro's messenger to meet with Tokugawa Ieyasu at Sunpu in 1603.
Under Iehisa, he played a key role in advising policy on Satsuma's relations with Ryûkyû, and handling and composing diplomatic documents. His scholarly writings include Nanpo bunshû (Collected Works of Nanpo), Seisekizu washô (Japanese commentaries on the pictorial biography of Confucius), Nisshû heijiki (Record of Pacification of Hyûga), Henguron ("Essay on the Remedy for an Idiot"), and Kesshôki ("Essay on Spiritual Awakening in Zen").
Nanpo Bunshi died in 1620, and is buried at Ankoku-ji in Kajiki, Satsuma province.
References
- Plaques on-site at former site of Dairyû-ji.
- Takatsu Takashi, “Ming Jianyang Prints and the Spread of the Teachings of Zhu Xi to Japan and the Ryukyu Kingdom in the Seventeenth Century,” in Angela Schottenhammer (ed.), The East Asian Mediterranean: Maritime Crossroads of Culture, Harrassowitz Verlag (2008), 257-258.
- ↑ Nanpo Bunshi, Teppô-ki, c. 1604, translated in Tsunoda, et al., Sources of Japanese Tradition, New York: Columbia University Press (1958), 308-312.
