I don’t think I’ve heard any of his writings mentioned, except Candle of the Latter Dharma, which apparently wasn’t actually written by him.
What are his major writings? Are any available in English?
Writings of Saicho
Re: Writings of Saicho
Take a look at Groner's biography of Saicho. It's called Saicho.
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Re: Writings of Saicho
This is from a Google search for "Saicho PDF". Some of them are papers about Ven Saicho, but have quotations from him.
http://www.tendai.or.jp/english/image/p ... mphlet.pdf
http://afe.easia.columbia.edu/ps/japan/ ... lected.pdf
http://dharma-rain.org/wp-content/uploa ... Groner.pdf
http://www.tendai.or.jp/english/image/p ... mphlet.pdf
http://afe.easia.columbia.edu/ps/japan/ ... lected.pdf
http://dharma-rain.org/wp-content/uploa ... Groner.pdf
Then, the monks uttered this gāthā:
These bodies are like foam.
Them being frail, who can rejoice in them?
The Buddha attained the vajra-body.
Still, it becomes inconstant and ruined.
The many Buddhas are vajra-entities.
All are also subject to inconstancy.
Quickly ended, like melting snow --
how could things be different?
The Buddha passed into parinirvāṇa afterward.
(T1.27b10 Mahāparinirvāṇasūtra DĀ 2)
These bodies are like foam.
Them being frail, who can rejoice in them?
The Buddha attained the vajra-body.
Still, it becomes inconstant and ruined.
The many Buddhas are vajra-entities.
All are also subject to inconstancy.
Quickly ended, like melting snow --
how could things be different?
The Buddha passed into parinirvāṇa afterward.
(T1.27b10 Mahāparinirvāṇasūtra DĀ 2)
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Re: Writings of Saicho
Over the next few years I will be translating the Kenkairon, one of Saicho's major works. I recently signed a contract with the Society for the Promotion of Buddhism (Bukkyo dendo kyokai: http://www.bdkamerica.org/bdk-tripitaka ... -downloads) As that work it progresses, I will post relevant passages here and on the Tendai Buddhist Institute website (tendai.org).
Re: Writings of Saicho
Thank you for making this translation available for the English speaking world! I always had the feeling that while there is Tendai practice in the West it is still really difficult to properly study Tendai without knowledge of Chinese and Japanese.
Re: Writings of Saicho
Excellent!aaron_proffitt wrote: ↑Tue Oct 23, 2018 12:50 am Over the next few years I will be translating the Kenkairon, one of Saicho's major works. I recently signed a contract with the Society for the Promotion of Buddhism (Bukkyo dendo kyokai: http://www.bdkamerica.org/bdk-tripitaka ... -downloads) As that work it progresses, I will post relevant passages here and on the Tendai Buddhist Institute website (tendai.org).
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This is great. I hope it all goes well for you
aaron_proffitt wrote: ↑Tue Oct 23, 2018 12:50 am Over the next few years I will be translating the Kenkairon, one of Saicho's major works. I recently signed a contract with the Society for the Promotion of Buddhism (Bukkyo dendo kyokai: http://www.bdkamerica.org/bdk-tripitaka ... -downloads) As that work it progresses, I will post relevant passages here and on the Tendai Buddhist Institute website (tendai.org).
Re: Writings of Saicho
Thanks for the replies. What would you say are the major ideas Saicho contributed to Tendai? How is The Candle of the Latter Dharma viewed in present-day Tendai?
Re: Writings of Saicho
Dear aaron how is the translation of kenkairon going? Are you skso translating sange gakusho shiki?