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, also known as the , was a Japanese Tendai monk and ''waka'' poet of the late-Heian period. He became chief prelate of the Enryaku-ji temple in Kyoto, and one of his poems was included in the ''Ogura Hyakunin Isshu''. Almost fifty of his poems were included in imperial anthologies, and he produced a private collection of poetry. == Biography == Gyōson was born in 1055〔McMillan 2010 : 143-144 (note 66).〕〔Suzuki et al. 2009 : 85.〕〔Tokurō Yamamoto. ''Asahi Nihon Rekishi Jinbutsu Jiten'' article "(Gyōson )". Asahi Shinbun-sha.〕 or 1057,〔''Digital Daijisen'' entry "(Gyōson )". Shogakukan.〕〔''Daijirin'' entry "(Gyōson )". Sanseidō.〕 the son of .〔〔〔〔〔 At age twelve,〔〔 he entered Mii-dera, eventually becoming ,〔〔 and practiced the Shugendō austerities of the ''yamabushi'' for many years〔 and made pilgrimages to various provinces.〔 At age 25, he received the from .〔 Later, in 1123, he rose to become Superior General of Enryaku-ji — the highest prelate of Tendai Buddhism.〔〔 He also served as Grand Almoner to emperors Shirakawa and Toba.〔〔 He was known as the ''Abbot of Byōdō-in''.〔 He died on 21 March〔 1135.〔〔〔〔 == Poetry == Forty-eight〔 of his poems were included in imperial anthologies from the ''Kin'yō Wakashū'' on.〔 The following poem by him was included as No. 66 in Fujiwara no Teika's ''Ogura Hyakunin Isshu'': His poetry records his experiences on pilgrimage, and was in later ages celebrated as a spiritual precursor to the works of Saigyō.〔 He also left a private collection, the .〔〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gyōson」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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