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Fusō Ryakuki

The Fusō Ryakuki (扶桑略記, "Brief History of Fusang") by Kōen, the teacher of Hōnen, is a Japanese historical text compiled at the end of the twelfth century. It is also called the Fusō-ki (扶桑記) or Fusō-shū (扶桑集).

Overview

The Fusō Ryakuki is a Japanese historical text [1] compiled at the end of the Heian period. [1] It is also called the Fusō-ki [2] or Fusō-shū. [2] It was compiled by the Enryaku-ji Tendai monk Kōen [ ja], [1] who died in 1169. [3] It is written in kanbun, [4] in an annal style. [1]

According to the Honchō Shojaku Mokuroku [ ja], [5] it was originally in thirty books, [1] but of these only books 2 through 6 ( Empress Jingū to Emperor Shōmu) and 20 through 30 ( Emperor Yōzei to Emperor Horikawa), or sixteen books in total, are extant. [1] The complete work originally chronicled Japan's history from the reign of Emperor Jimmu in the seventh century BCE to Kanji 8 (1094 CE). [3] Using surviving extracts, however, the Ryakuki's accounts of the reigns of Emperor Jimmu through Emperor Heizei can be reconstructed to some extent. [3]

It utilizes the Six National Histories, [6] as well as poetic diaries, [7] engi, [7] biographies of famous monks (僧伝, sōden) [7] and temple traditions [8] to construct a narrative history of Japan, [7] with a particular emphasis on topics of Buddhist interest. [1] It supposedly also included an account of the Age of the Gods [2] but this has not survived and its contents are unknown. [2]

References

Citations

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Oboroya 2001; Britannica Kokusai Dai-Hyakkajiten 2014; Daijirin 2006; Digital Daijisen 1998.
  2. ^ a b c d Britannica Kokusai Dai-Hyakkajiten 2014.
  3. ^ a b c Oboroya 2001; Britannica Kokusai Dai-Hyakkajiten 2014.
  4. ^ Oboroya 2001; Daijirin 2006; Digital Daijisen 1998.
  5. ^ Oboroya 2001.
  6. ^ Oboroya 2001; Britannica Kokusai Dai-Hyakkajiten 2014; Daijirin 2006.
  7. ^ a b c d Britannica Kokusai Dai-Hyakkajiten 2014; Daijirin 2006.
  8. ^ Oboroya 2001; Daijirin 2006.

Works cited

  • "Fusō Ryakuki" 扶桑略記. Britannica Kokusai Dai-Hyakkajiten (in Japanese). Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. 2014. Retrieved 2018-07-05.
  • "Fusō Ryakuki" 扶桑略記. Daijirin (in Japanese). Sanseidō. 2006. Retrieved 2018-07-05.
  • "Fusō Ryakuki" 扶桑略記. Daijisen (in Japanese). Shogakukan. 1998. Retrieved 2018-07-05.
  • Oboroya, Hisashi (2001). "Fusō Ryakuki" 扶桑略記. Encyclopedia Nipponica (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved 2018-07-05.
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