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| + | He was a son of the {{Wiki|imperial}} {{Wiki|regent}} [[Fujiwara Tadamichi]]. | ||
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| + | In 1167 he received the [[precepts]] from [[Myoun]], the [[chief priest]] of the [[Tendai school]], and in 1203 he was appointed general [[administrator of priests]]. | ||
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| + | He held the position of [[chief priest]] of [[Enryaku-ji]], the head [[temple]] of the [[Tendai]] school, on four occasions. | ||
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| + | After his [[death]] the {{Wiki|imperial court}} gave him the [[name]] [[Jichin]]. | ||
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| + | A noted poet, [[Jien]] left a collection of [[poems]] titled The [[Gathering]] of [[Jewels]]. | ||
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| + | Ninety of his [[poems]] appear in A New Collection of [[Ancient]] and {{Wiki|Modern}} [[Poetry]] compiled in 1205 at the order of the {{Wiki|imperial court}}. | ||
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| + | He also wrote a historical work titled A Personal View | ||
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| + | [[Jien]] ([[慈円]]?, 17 May 1155 in {{Wiki|Kyoto}} – 28 October 1225 in [[Omi]] (now [[Shiga]])) was a [[Japanese]] poet, historian, and [[Buddhist]] [[monk]]. | ||
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| + | [[Jien]] was the son [[Fujiwara no Tadamichi]], a member of the [[Fujiwara]] [[family]] of powerful {{Wiki|aristocrats}}. | ||
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| + | He joined a [[Buddhist]] [[monastery]] of the [[Tendai]] [[sect]] early in his [[life]], | ||
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| + | first taking the [[Buddhist]] [[name]] [[Dokaie]], and later changing it to [[Jien]]. He eventually rose to the rank of [[Daisōjō]] ([[大僧正]]?, "[[Archbishop]]"), or leader of the [[Tendai]] [[sect]]. | ||
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| + | He began to study and write [[Japanese]] history, his {{Wiki|purpose}} being to "[[enlighten]] [[people]] who find it hard to understand the vicissitudes of [[life]]". | ||
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| + | His masterpiece, completed around 1220, was humbly entitled, [[Gukanshō]], which translates as [[Jottings of a Fool]]. | ||
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| + | In it he tried to analyze the facts of {{Wiki|Japanese history}}. | ||
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| + | The [[Gukanshō]] held a [[mappo]] and therefore {{Wiki|pessimistic}} view of his age, | ||
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| + | The {{Wiki|Feudal}} Period, and claimed that it was a period of [[religious]] {{Wiki|decline}} and saw the {{Wiki|disintegration}} of {{Wiki|civilization}}. | ||
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| + | This is the viewpoint generally held today. [[Jien]] claimed that changes in the {{Wiki|feudal}} {{Wiki|structure}} were necessary and defended the {{Wiki|shogun}}'s claim of power. | ||
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| + | As a poet, he was named one of the New Thirty-six [[Poetry]] {{Wiki|Immortals}}, and was the second-best represented poet in the [[Shin Kokin Wakashū]]. | ||
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| + | He was included by [[Fujiwara no Teika]] in the [[Ogura Hyakunin Isshu]]. | ||
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Latest revision as of 11:54, 27 February 2016
Jien
慈円 (1155–1225)
A priest of the Tendai school in Japan.
He was a son of the imperial regent Fujiwara Tadamichi.
In 1167 he received the precepts from Myoun, the chief priest of the Tendai school, and in 1203 he was appointed general administrator of priests.
He held the position of chief priest of Enryaku-ji, the head temple of the Tendai school, on four occasions.
After his death the imperial court gave him the name Jichin.
A noted poet, Jien left a collection of poems titled The Gathering of Jewels.
Ninety of his poems appear in A New Collection of Ancient and Modern Poetry compiled in 1205 at the order of the imperial court.
He also wrote a historical work titled A Personal View
Jien (慈円?, 17 May 1155 in Kyoto – 28 October 1225 in Omi (now Shiga)) was a Japanese poet, historian, and Buddhist monk.
Biography
Jien was the son Fujiwara no Tadamichi, a member of the Fujiwara family of powerful aristocrats.
He joined a Buddhist monastery of the Tendai sect early in his life,
first taking the Buddhist name Dokaie, and later changing it to Jien. He eventually rose to the rank of Daisōjō (大僧正?, "Archbishop"), or leader of the Tendai sect.
He began to study and write Japanese history, his purpose being to "enlighten people who find it hard to understand the vicissitudes of life".
His masterpiece, completed around 1220, was humbly entitled, Gukanshō, which translates as Jottings of a Fool.
In it he tried to analyze the facts of Japanese history.
The Gukanshō held a mappo and therefore pessimistic view of his age,
The Feudal Period, and claimed that it was a period of religious decline and saw the disintegration of civilization.
This is the viewpoint generally held today. Jien claimed that changes in the feudal structure were necessary and defended the shogun's claim of power.
As a poet, he was named one of the New Thirty-six Poetry Immortals, and was the second-best represented poet in the Shin Kokin Wakashū.
He was included by Fujiwara no Teika in the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu.
