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dc.identifier	ECF_article_660
dc.title	Multiple Layers of Transmission. Gasan Jōseki and the Goi Doctrine in the Medieval Sōtō school
dc.contributor.author	Sanvido Marta
dc.publisher	Edizioni Ca’ Foscari - Digital Publishing
dc.type	Research Article
dc.language.iso	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://edizionicafoscari.it/en/edizioni4/riviste/annali-di-ca-foscari-serie-orientale/2017/1/multiple-layers-of-transmission/
dc.description.abstract	Scholars have investigated Gasan’s role in the so-called ‘popularization’ of the medieval Sōtō school. What is noticed less often is Gasan’s doctrinal role in the shaping of medieval Sōtō Zen. This article sheds light on the particular importance given by Gasan to the transmission of the Five Ranks through an analysis of the San’unkaigetsu and the two Muromachi variants. The three texts share some common features in the analysis of the Five Ranks, which are at the center of the transmission process in Gasan’s group. I suggest that the rediscovery of the Five Ranks attempts to legitimate Gasan and his group of disciples. San’unkaigetsu achieves this through three different layers: the textual layer, the cosmogonic layer and the secrecy layer which endow Gasan’s group with the legitimacy of past tradition. My analysis collocates Gasan and San’unkaigetsu in the complex scenario of the medieval Sōtō school, providing a nuanced understanding of the influential role of Gasan.
dc.relation.ispartof	Annali di Ca’ Foscari. Serie orientale
dc.relation.ispartof	Vol. 53 \| June 2017
dc.issued	2017-06-20
dc.dateAccepted	2017-03-14
dc.dateSubmitted	2016-11-25
dc.identifier.issn
dc.identifier.eissn	2385-3042
dc.rights	Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.identifier.doi	10.14277/2385-3042/AnnOr-53-17-12
dc.peer-review	yes
dc.subject	Five Ranks
dc.subject	Five Ranks
dc.subject	Gasan Jōseki
dc.subject	Gasan Jōseki
dc.subject	Kirigami
dc.subject	Kirigami
dc.subject	Sōtō School
dc.subject	Sōtō School

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Gasan Jōseki and the Goi Doctrine in the Medieval Sōtō school

Marta Sanvido Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia, Italia

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abstract

Scholars have investigated Gasan’s role in the so-called ‘popularization’ of the medieval Sōtō school. What is noticed less often is Gasan’s doctrinal role in the shaping of medieval Sōtō Zen. This article sheds light on the particular importance given by Gasan to the transmission of the Five Ranks through an analysis of the San’unkaigetsu and the two Muromachi variants. The three texts share some common features in the analysis of the Five Ranks, which are at the center of the transmission process in Gasan’s group. I suggest that the rediscovery of the Five Ranks attempts to legitimate Gasan and his group of disciples. San’unkaigetsu achieves this through three different layers: the textual layer, the cosmogonic layer and the secrecy layer which endow Gasan’s group with the legitimacy of past tradition. My analysis collocates Gasan and San’unkaigetsu in the complex scenario of the medieval Sōtō school, providing a nuanced understanding of the influential role of Gasan.

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June 20, 2017

Accepted

March 14, 2017

Submitted

Nov. 25, 2016

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Keywords: Five Ranks • Gasan Jōseki • Sōtō School • Kirigami

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