Oct 17, 2005 20:54
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English term

Yuan Wu

English to Chinese Art/Literary History Name of a person
乬Searching for the Truth through words and speech is like sticking your head in a bowl of glue.乭
Yuan Wu
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Hi I'm actually an English-Japanese translator, but I have difficulty in identifying who this Yuan Wu is. All the information I have is his word I mentioned above. Could anyone help me how to write this Yuan Wu in Chinese Kanaji?
Thank you for your help in advance
Proposed translations (Chinese)
5 +7 圆悟
3 Japanese name Engo?

Discussion

Yuriko Daikoku (asker) Oct 21, 2005:
I'm sorry but as I said from the first, this information is all I have. It doesn't say anything about this Yuan Wu. This is just a quate from a book I am translating called "Musical Edge of Therapeutic Dialogue", After this quote, texi is all about clinical ppychoanalysis no Yuan Wu whatsoever. This is why I coudln't check this out on my own.
Angus Woo Oct 18, 2005:
If so, could you tell us more about this Yuan Wu? When he lived? From which book the line was quoted? If it's a prologue note, then there should be something about this person in the following text.
Yuriko Daikoku (asker) Oct 18, 2005:
Hi Everyone Thank you for all of your help. To be honest all I have is just the name "Yuan Wu" and his word I mentioned above - actually it is a prologue note for a chapter in a book about psychoanalysis...
Chinoise Oct 18, 2005:
Hi Yuriko:Please use Chinese Simplified (GB2312) encoding to view these two characters.Thanks!
Angus Woo Oct 18, 2005:
There are more than one �A�� in the history of Zen. �A����� is only one of them. FYI, Zen, in its very essence, renounces the use of words. More context would be helpful.

Proposed translations

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圆悟

圆悟

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Note added at 2005-10-17 21:07:56 (GMT)
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圆悟国师传


圆悟(1063-1135)字克勒,号佛果,宋代彭州崇宁(今四川郫县唐昌镇)人。本姓骆、出岙于书香门第,儿时博闻强记,偶游妙寂寺,见佛书而悟,遂依自省和尚剃度出家,随文照师学讲说,随敏行师学楞严。出蜀后,遍访玉泉承皓、黄龙祖心等高僧大德。祖心曾对他说?quot;将来的临济一派属于你了。\"后来,又到蕲州五祖山参拜临济宗杨歧派杨歧方会的弟子法演,尽领其奥旨。
宋徽宗崇宁间(11102-1106),圆悟还蜀,受到四众迎拜。成都知府郭知章请他开法于六祖寺,后更名为昭觉寺。大观三年(1109),圆悟住持新都宝光寺,大刀扩展寺院的规模,并请宋徽宗敕赐宝光寺名为\"大觉寺\"。据清道光王果撰《宝光禅院创建重修端末记》说:\"宋则圆悟禅师修持说法,接众数千。\"开创了宋代宝光寺的极盛时期。以后,宝光寺祖堂一直供奉着圆悟国师牌位,清咸丰元年(1851),还在罗汉堂为他塑像。
政和年间(1111-1117),圆悟出游荆州,住碧岩。宗徽宗又诏他住金陵蒋山,学者云集。南宋建炎年间(1127-1130),又移镇江金山寺,并在扬州谒见宋高宗,高宗赐号\"国悟禅师\"。最后仍归成都昭觉寺。绍兴五年(1135)八月,圆悟国师在昭觉寺老病而逝,遂建塔墓于寺中。清雍正十一年(1733),清世宗又谥封圆悟禅师为\"明宗真觉禅师\",次年重修塔墓。文化大革命中,圆悟国师塔墓被破坏,1986年再度重修。已故中国佛教协会会长赵朴初居士特
为圆悟国师墓题联: 

昭觉堂开应众机,草偃风行三十棒
圆悟老来垂只手,叶落归根九百秋

圆悟国师著述宏丰,以《圆悟佛果禅师语录》二十卷、《碧兴集》十卷最有名,对禅宗产生了很大影响。圆悟法派有七十五人,其中以大慧宗果、虎丘绍隆为代表,传承僧绵不断。



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Japanese name Engo?

I couldn't find the quotation but if it is the one Chinoise has identified, dates 1063-1135 -> Japanese name Engo? compiler of Hekiganroku?

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