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Kūkai, the founder of the Shingon school of Japanese esoteric Buddhism, is regarded as one of the finest kanshi 漢詩 poets of the early Heian period. Although the existence of numerous modern edited edi...tions of his work serves as a testament to his ongoing canonical status, little scholarly attention has been paid to the actual process by which he was transformed into a full-fledged literatus. It was Shinzei, Kūkai's senior disciple, who played a major role in promoting his master's literary accomplishments. He was responsible for compiling the Henjō hokki shōryōshū, a collection of Kūkai's non-doctrinal works, including many poems. His editorial duties also included composing a preface for the anthology, a key document in understanding the early stages of Kūkai's memorialization as a poet. This paper will examine Kūkai's literary canonization by presenting a complete, annotated English translation of Shinzei's preface, and then situating it within the political milieu of the mid-ninth century.show more
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Introduction About the Henjō hokki shōryōshū Shinzei's Preface to the Shōryōshū Situating the Preface Conclusion
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