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**Biography of Vinaya Master Dōgetsu Nen**
The vinaya master's religious name was Shōnen, his courtesy name Dōgetsu. He left home and received full ordination under Vinaya Master Shingan Hen. He mastered vinaya under Vinaya Master Enritsu Gen and received esoteric teachings from Vinaya Master Chūdō Shu. As for the various schools of Hossō, Sanron, and Tendai, he thoroughly mastered their fundamental principles. Through this his reputation moved both court and countryside. When Vinaya Master Hen undertook repairs to Yakushi-ji in Yamato, he followed and assisted him. During the Shōō era, Vinaya Master Shu passed away. The master received an invitation and succeeded to Shingon-in. He regularly expounded the profound teachings, and scholars came to him. He passed away on the 15th day of the 8th month of the first year of Shōwa (1312).
The encomium states: He received full ordination from Shingan Hen, studied the permitted and prohibited from Enritsu Gen, and received esoteric teachings from Chūdō Shu. All three were people of high virtue and excellent conduct, not ordinary persons. Yet the master was able to serve all of them personally. Was this not magnificent?
**Biography of the Two Vinaya Masters Ryōjaku and Ritsuju**
Vinaya Master Ryōjaku's religious name was Enshō. Vinaya Master Ritsuju's religious name was Shinjō. Both emerged from the school of Vinaya Master Enritsu, truly Dharma grandsons of the Great Compassion Bodhisattva. They were proficient in the precepts and vinaya, had knowledge of various schools, and their reputations blazed forth. Shō resided at Shōdai-ji as the fifth generation. He was praised in the world for his lecturing ability. Scholars of the time all joyfully came to rely on him. After Shō, Jō succeeded to his position.
Vinaya Garden Monastic Treasures Biography, Volume 13
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Vinaya Garden Monastic Treasures Biography, Volume 14
Composed by the Later Student Monk Eken of Kōtō Anyō-ji
Masters of Japan
**Biography of National Master Jikan of Tōdai-ji in the Southern Capital**
The national master's religious name was Gyōnen, Jikan was his title. He was a son of the Fujiwara clan of Takahashi in Iyo Province. His mother was of a certain family. The master was born on the 6th day of the 3rd month of the first year of Jiji (1238). His natural endowment was exceptionally outstanding, his spirit divine-like. At exactly three years old, he could recite sutras immediately upon hearing them once. If this was not innate nature, what could it be? He left home at eighteen. His daily conduct was never careless, and his study and religious practice surpassed his peers. After coming of age, he received full ordination from Vinaya Master Jissōshō. He resided at Tōdai-ji. He went out to study vinaya under Vinaya Master Enritsu Gen of Shōdai-ji. Among all the various texts possessed by the school, there was no principle he did not master. He also became close to Master Chūdō Shu of Shingon-in and received the two teachings of Taimitsu and Tōmitsu. Suddenly hearing that scholars were spreading word of the excellent reputation of Priest-Prince Shūshō, he went directly to rely on him. Shūshō was a great authority of the Kegon school. The master received his personal guidance and exhausted his profound knowledge. As for Zen and the various schools of Hossō and Sanron, he left none unstudied. He also extended to the books of the various philosophical schools and hundred schools. In the second year of Kōji (1276) he lectured on the Avatamsaka at the Vairocana Hall of Tōdai-ji. His eloquent commentary was like a flying spring, his resonant voice resembled heavenly drums. The assembly of listeners was vast and magnificent beyond compare. Soon he succeeded to the seat of Vinaya Master Shō and resided at the Precept Platform. He greatly proclaimed vinaya and also propagated the Kegon school. That this school flourished in the world was largely due to the master's efforts. Therefore those who spoke of Kegon at that time all took the master as their
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guide. Prior to this, Zen Master Jishin of Saidai-ji dreamed that Sudhana planted seeds around the Precept Platform compound. Jishin asked: "What kind of seeds are these?" The reply was: "They are Kegon seeds." After awakening, he secretly wondered about this. When this time came, he realized it was a portent of the master propagating Kegon. Those with insight considered it remarkable. Emperor Go-Uda heard of the master's great reputation and personally visited the temple to receive the Great Bodhisattva Precepts. He maintained the etiquette of a disciple and specially bestowed the title of National Master. He again invited him to the imperial palace to preach. The emperor and his ministers personally listened. The imperial favor was generous and profound, and everyone considered it an honor. In the fourth year of Shōō (1291) he lectured on the Lotus Sutra at Kongōsan-ji in Yamato. Students came to return to him. During the Shōwa years, Zen Master Jishin entered extinction. His disciples performed the ceremony of distributing possessions. The master presided over the karmavācanā. At that time Shōdai-ji had a vacant seat. The entire assembly requested the master to fill the position of abbot. From this point the monastic and lay communities looked up to him no differently than if a living Buddha had appeared. From that time afterward, he frequently held vinaya assemblies at eighteen locations in total. This is sufficient to see the flourishing of his transformative influence. In the leisure time between lectures he diligently wrote, developing and expressing this Way. He passed away at Tōdai-ji on the 5th day of the 9th month of the first year of Genkō (1321). He lived eighty-two years in the world and sat for sixty-two summers. His stupa is on Mount Washioo. He ordained several disciples and had twelve chief Dharma heirs. The master's lifetime writings include: "Nanzan Teaching Principles Chapter" in 30 volumes, "Vinaya School Jeweled Mirror Chapter" in 60 volumes, "Four-Part Precept Text Commentary Praise School Record" in 20 volumes, "Nanzan Pure Land Principles" in 2 volumes, "Three Collections of Pure Precepts Origin Chapter" in 4 volumes, "Nanzan Plants and Trees Chapter" in 1 volume, "Vinaya School Essentials" in 2 volumes, "Fragrant Elephant Brahmajāla Commentary Sun-Pearl Notes" in 80 volumes, "Great Compassion Bodhisattva Record of Promoting Vinaya" in 3 volumes, "Record of Differences Between the Two Temples Regarding Universal Reception of Bhikṣu Repentance" in 1 volume, "Vinaya School Kegon Extracting True Mind Chapter" in 20
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volumes, "Kegon Five Teachings Worthies and Sages Chapter" in 60 volumes, "Inquiry into the Mysterious Record Penetrating Subtleties Notes" in 120 volumes, "Five Teachings Chapter Pathway Record" in 52 volumes, "Two Kinds of Birth and Death Principles" in 30 volumes, "Outline Chapter Awakening Record" in 23 volumes, "Prince's Lotus Commentary Wisdom Light Record" in 90 volumes, "Prince's Śrīmālā Commentary Detailed Mysterious Record" in 18 volumes, "Ten-fold Consciousness-only Imperial Mirror" in 7 volumes, "Ten Stages of Mind Treatise Notes" in 17 volumes, "Great Perfection of Wisdom Principle Commentary" in 5 volumes, "Contentment Rebirth Notes" in 7 volumes, "Peaceful Nourishment Pure Karma Chapter" in 1 volume, "Pure Land Source and Flow Chapter" in 1 volume, "Pure Land Teaching Ocean Chapter" in 40 volumes, "Infinite Life Sutra Questions and Answers Notes" in 20 volumes, "Pure Land Principles Mountain Chapter" in 12 volumes, "Pure Land Avalokiteśvara Principles Record" in 20 volumes, "Peaceful Nourishment Rebirth Mindfulness Record" in 7 volumes, "Amitāyus Sutra Commentary Selected Essentials Record" in 7 volumes, "Three Countries Buddha Dharma Transmission Origins" in 3 volumes, "Eight Schools Essentials" in 2 volumes, and "Buddha Dharma Transmission Chapter" in 18 volumes. Including biographical treatises, catalogs and records, there are probably over one thousand volumes in total. They are comprehensively recorded in his "Collected Writings Catalog."
The encomium states: The national master's innate nature was refined and beautiful. He extensively studied various schools, and even regarding the words of philosophers and historians of the hundred schools, he was able to research and savor them all and probe their profundities. Therefore he frequently presided over Buddhist temples and became a sectarian master of the entire country. When he ascended the hall to expound the Dharma, it was like pouring rain and overflowing rivers. From the emperor above to common scholars below, none were not enriched by his abundant grace. Moreover, he loved writing and clarified the orthodox teachings. Vast and abundant, his books filled households. They all became what scholars regarded as fundamental pivot texts. The words of Patriarch Lingzhi state: "For transforming the present age, nothing compares to lecturing and explaining; for transmitting to the future, nothing equals writing books." The national master accomplished this.
**Biography of Vinaya Master Jūzen**