Ryōzen (良暹, dates unknown, but flourished c. 998—1064) was a Japanese waka poet of the mid-Heian period. One of his poems was included in the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu, and thirty-one of his poems were included in imperial anthologies from the Goshūi Wakashū on.
Biography
Although his exact birth and death dates are unknown,[1] he flourished around 998 to 1064.[2]
A Tendai monk[2] at Hiei-zan,[1] he later became abbot (別当, bettō) of the Gion Monastery.[1][2] He lived as a hermit at Ōhara (Japanese Wikipedia) and then, late in life, at Unrin'in (雲林院, Japanese Wikipedia).[2]
Poetry
Thirty-one of his poems were included in imperial anthologies from the Goshūi Wakashū on.[1][2]
The following poem by him was included as No. 70 in Fujiwara no Teika's Ogura Hyakunin Isshu:
| Japanese text[3] | Romanized Japanese[4] | English translation[5] |
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References
Bibliography
- Keene, Donald (1999). A History of Japanese Literature, Vol. 1: Seeds in the Heart — Japanese Literature from Earliest Times to the Late Sixteenth Century. New York: Columbia University Press. ISBN 978-0-231-11441-7.
- McMillan, Peter. 2010 (1st ed. 2008). One Hundred Poets, One Poem Each. New York: Columbia University Press.
- Suzuki Hideo, Yamaguchi Shin'ichi, Yoda Yasushi. 2009 (1st ed. 1997). Genshoku: Ogura Hyakunin Isshu. Tokyo: Bun'eidō.
External links
- List of Egyō's poems in the International Research Center for Japanese Studies's online waka database.
- Egyō-hōshi-shū in the same database.
- Egyō on Kotobank.