The Reception of the Sōdensho 相伝書 by Sakyō ajari Nikkyō 左京阿闍梨日教

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  • 左京阿闍梨日教における相伝書受容の一考察

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<p>Sakyō ajari Nikkyō 左京阿闍梨日教 was a learned priest who attempted to prove the originality of the teachings of the Nikko 日興 school by citing Nichiren’s 日蓮 testaments and inheritances. In order to clarify Nikkyō doctrine, this study examines his attitude toward the acceptance of the important inheritances. Among Nikkyō writings, this study focuses on the “One Hundred and Fifty Articles” 百五十箇条, written before his submission to Taiseki-ji 大石寺 to scrutinize his quotations.</p><p>As a result, this study confirms that Nikkyō accepted the inheritances as Nichiren’s works and used them as a basis for various interpretations of Buddhism. One of the most characteristics is that in Article 21, describing the thirtieth god, the workings of “Nyohōkyō” 如法経 are attributed to the Lotus Sūtra, while in Article 23 explaining that there are three kinds of gods, all the gods are the workings of the Jōgyō Bosatsu 上行菩薩, and that the head of all bodhisattvas is also Jōgyō Bosatsu, and that the Shakuson 釈尊, the head of this school, is also the head of the Bodhisattva. “Honjaku 本迹 of the Benevolent Guardian Deity on Datchaku 脱益” and “Honjaku of the Benevolent Guardian Deity on Geshu 下種” were quoted from the “Hyakurokkashō” 百六箇抄 respectively, and these two serve as a contrast between the lower kinds and the benevolent.</p>

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