Gyōson
, also known as the , was a Japanese Tendai monk and ''waka (poetry), waka'' poet of the late-Heian period. He became chief prelate of the Enryaku-ji temple in Kyoto, and one of his poems was included in the ''Ogura Hyakunin Isshu''. Almost fifty of his poems were included in chokusenshū, imperial anthologies, and he produced a kashū (poetry), private collection of poetry. Biography Gyōson was born in 1055McMillan 2010 : 143-144 (note 66).Suzuki et al. 2009 : 85.Tokurō Yamamoto. ''Asahi Nihon Rekishi Jinbutsu Jiten'' articleGyōson. Asahi Shimbun, Asahi Shinbun-sha. or 1057,''Digital Daijisen'' entryGyōson. Shogakukan.''Daijirin'' entryGyōson. Sanseidō. the son of . At age twelve, he entered Mii-dera, eventually becoming , and practiced the Shugendō austerities of the ''yamabushi'' for many years and made pilgrimages to various provinces. At age 25, he received the from . Later, in 1123, he rose to become Superior General of Enryaku-ji — the highest prelate of T ...
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