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A [[priest]] of the [[True Word]] ([[Shingon]]) school in [[Japan]]. | A [[priest]] of the [[True Word]] ([[Shingon]]) school in [[Japan]]. | ||
| − | He renounced {{Wiki|secular}} [[life]] in childhood and became a [[disciple]] of Kobo(also known as [[Kukai]]), the founder of the [[True Word school]]. | + | He renounced {{Wiki|secular}} [[life]] in childhood and became a [[disciple]] of [[Kobo]] (also known as [[Kukai]]), the founder of the [[True Word school]]. |
In 824 he was granted the position of [[ajari]] (Skt [[acharya]] ), which qualifies one to transmit the secret [[doctrines]] of True [[Word]]. | In 824 he was granted the position of [[ajari]] (Skt [[acharya]] ), which qualifies one to transmit the secret [[doctrines]] of True [[Word]]. | ||
| − | After [[Kobo's]] [[death]], he took full {{Wiki|responsibility}} for [[Jingo-ji]] [[temple]] on Mount Takao. | + | After [[Kobo's]] [[death]], he took full {{Wiki|responsibility}} for [[Jingo-ji]] [[temple]] on [[Mount Takao]]. |
| − | [[Shinzei]] set out for [[China]] to further his studies, but his ship was wrecked by a storm and he returned to [[Jingo-ji]] | + | [[Shinzei]] set out for [[China]] to further his studies, but his ship was wrecked by a storm and he returned to [[Jingo-ji]]. |
| − | + | In 856 he was appointed [[administrator of priests]], the first [[True Word]] [[priest]] to receive that title. | |
| − | He also collected [[Kobo's]] writings, including prose and [[poetry]], and compiled The Collected Works of the Universally | + | He wrote The [[Life of the Supervisor of Priests Kukai]]. |
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| + | He also collected [[Kobo's]] writings, including prose and [[poetry]], and compiled The [[Collected Works of the Universally Illuminating Soul-Inspiring One]]. | ||
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Latest revision as of 06:53, 8 January 2016
Shinzei
真済 (800–860)
A priest of the True Word (Shingon) school in Japan.
He renounced secular life in childhood and became a disciple of Kobo (also known as Kukai), the founder of the True Word school.
In 824 he was granted the position of ajari (Skt acharya ), which qualifies one to transmit the secret doctrines of True Word.
After Kobo's death, he took full responsibility for Jingo-ji temple on Mount Takao.
Shinzei set out for China to further his studies, but his ship was wrecked by a storm and he returned to Jingo-ji.
In 856 he was appointed administrator of priests, the first True Word priest to receive that title.
He wrote The Life of the Supervisor of Priests Kukai.
He also collected Kobo's writings, including prose and poetry, and compiled The Collected Works of the Universally Illuminating Soul-Inspiring One.
