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was a Japanese scholar-monk and bureaucrat of the Imperial Court at Nara. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Gembō" in . He is best known as a leader of the Hossō sect of
''Japan encyclopedia.''
Cambridge:
''Annales des empereurs du Japon''
('' Nihon Odai Ichiran''). Paris: Royal Asiatic Society, Oriental Translation Fund of Great Britain and Ireland. {{DEFAULTSORT:Genbo Year of birth unknown 746 deaths Japanese Buddhist clergy People of Nara-period Japan Japanese ambassadors to the Tang dynasty Nara period Buddhist clergy
was a Japanese scholar-monk and bureaucrat of the Imperial Court at Nara. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Gembō" in . He is best known as a leader of the Hossō sect of Buddhism
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and as the adversary of Fujiwara no Hirotsugu.
Career
In 717–718, Genbō was part of the Japanese mission to Tang China (''Kentōshi'') along withKibi no Makibi
was a Japanese scholar and noble during the Nara period. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005)"Kibi no Makibi"in ''Japan Encyclopedia'', p. 512. Also known as .
Early life
Kibi no Makibi was born in Shimotsumichi County, Bitchu Province (present-d ...
, Abe no Nakamaro
, whose Chinese name was Chao Heng (, pronounced ''Chōkō'' in Japanese), was a Japanese scholar and '' waka'' poet of the Nara period. He served on a Japanese envoy to Tang China and later became the Tang '' duhu'' (protectorate governor) o ...
. Later Bodhisena
Bodhisena or Bodaisenna (704–760) was a South Indian Tamil Buddhist scholar and monk known for traveling to Japan and establishing the Kegon school, the Japanese transmission of the Huayan school of Chinese Buddhism.
His stay has been noted in t ...
also joined as their companion. Genbō stayed in China for 17 years. Genbō brought many esoteric Buddhist texts with him when he returned to Japan.
At Kōfuku-ji
is a Buddhist temple that was once one of the powerful Seven Great Temples in the city of Nara, Japan. The temple is the national headquarters of the Hossō school.
History
Kōfuku-ji has its origin as a temple that was established in 669 b ...
, he was appointed abbot (''sōjō'') by Emperor Shōmu
was the 45th emperor of Japan, Imperial Household Agency (''Kunaichō'') 聖武天皇 (45)/ref> according to the traditional order of succession. Shōmu's reign spanned the years 724 through 749, during the Nara period.
Traditional narrative
...
.
Timeline
* 740 (''Tenpyō
was a after '' Jinki'' and before '' Tenpyō-kanpō.'' This period spanned the years from August 729 through April 749. The reigning emperor was .
Change of era
* 729 : The new era name was created to mark an event or series of events. The ...
12''): Hirotsugu petitioned for the removal of Genbō; and then Kibi no Makibi
was a Japanese scholar and noble during the Nara period. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005)"Kibi no Makibi"in ''Japan Encyclopedia'', p. 512. Also known as .
Early life
Kibi no Makibi was born in Shimotsumichi County, Bitchu Province (present-d ...
and Genbō used this complaint as a pretext A pretext (adj: pretextual) is an excuse to do something or say something that is not accurate. Pretexts may be based on a half-truth or developed in the context of a misleading fabrication. Pretexts have been used to conceal the true purpose or rat ...
to discredit Hirotsugu. As a result, Hirotsugu initiates a futile military campaign in the 9th month of the same year.
* 745 (''Tenpyō 17''): Genbō was exiled to Dazaifu on the island of Kyushu.
At the time of Genbō's death, it was popularly believed that he was killed by the vengeful spirit
In mythology and folklore, a vengeful ghost or vengeful spirit is said to be the spirit of a dead person who returns from the afterlife to seek revenge for a cruel, unnatural or unjust death. In certain cultures where funeral and burial or crem ...
of Hirotsugu.Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). ; Herman Ooms. (2009).
See also
*Japanese missions to Imperial China
The Japanese missions to Imperial China were diplomatic embassies which were intermittently sent to the Chinese imperial court. Any distinction amongst diplomatic envoys sent from the Japanese court or from any of the Japanese shogunates was lost ...
* Japanese missions to Tang China
represent Japanese efforts to learn from the Chinese culture and civilization in the 7th, 8th and 9th centuries. The nature of these contacts evolved gradually from political and ceremonial acknowledgment to cultural exchanges; and the process ...
* Dōkyō
was a Japanese monk of the Hossō sect of Buddhism and a prominent political figure in the Nara period.
Early life
Dōkyō was born in Kawachi Province. His family, the Yuge no Muraji, were part of the provincial gentry. He was taught both by ...
Notes
References
* Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005)''Japan encyclopedia.''
Cambridge:
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. ;
* Ooms, Herman. (2009). ''Imperial Politics and Symbolics in Ancient Japan: the Tenmu dynasty, 650-800.'' Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press. ;
* Ponsonby-Fane, Richard. (1959). ''The Imperial House of Japan.'' Kyoto: Ponsonby Memorial Society. OCLC 194887
* Titsingh, Isaac. (1834)''Annales des empereurs du Japon''
('' Nihon Odai Ichiran''). Paris: Royal Asiatic Society, Oriental Translation Fund of Great Britain and Ireland. {{DEFAULTSORT:Genbo Year of birth unknown 746 deaths Japanese Buddhist clergy People of Nara-period Japan Japanese ambassadors to the Tang dynasty Nara period Buddhist clergy