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Isaac (ben Solomon) Luria Ashkenazi (1534〔Fine 2003, p. (24 )〕 – July 25, 1572) (Hebrew: יִצְחָק בן שלמה לוּרְיָא אשכנזי ''Yitzhak Ben Sh'lomo Lurya Ashkenazi''), commonly known as "Ha'ARI"〔Derived from the acronym for "Elohi Rabbi Itzhak", the Godly Rabbi Isaac or "Adoneinu Rabbeinu Isaac" (our master, our rabbi, Isaac).〕 (meaning "The Lion"), "Ha'ARI Hakadosh" (holy ARI ) or "ARIZaL"〔http://www.safed-kabbalah.com/Arizal/Biography.htm〕 (ARI, Of Blessed Memory (Zikhrono Livrakha) ), was a foremost rabbi and Jewish mystic in the community of Safed in the Galilee region of Ottoman Syria. He is considered the father of contemporary Kabbalah, his teachings being referred to as Lurianic Kabbalah. While his direct literary contribution to the Kabbalistic school of Safed was extremely minute (he wrote only a few poems), his spiritual fame led to their veneration and the acceptance of his authority. The works of his disciples compiled his oral teachings into writing. Every custom of the Ari was scrutinized, and many were accepted, even against previous practice.〔 Luria died at Safed on July 25, 1572 (5 ''Av'' 5332). He was buried in the Old Cemetery of Safed.〔 == Early life == Luria was born in 1534 in Jerusalem〔 in what is now the Old Yishuv Court Museum〔 to an Ashkenazi father, Solomon, and a Sephardic mother.〔Fine 2003, p. (29 )〕 ''Sefer HaKavanot U'Ma'aseh Nissim'' records that one day Luria's father remained in the Beth kneset alone, studying, when Eliyahu HaNavi appeared to him and said, "I have been sent to you by the Almighty to bring you tidings that your holy wife shall conceive and bear a child, and that you must call him Yitzchak. He shall begin to deliver Israel from the Klipot (forces of evil ). Through him, numerous souls will receive their tikkun. He is also destined to reveal many hidden mysteries in the Torah and to expound on the Zohar. His fame will spread throughout the world. Take care therefore that you not circumcise him before I come to be the Sandak (holds the child during the Brit Milah ceremony )."〔 While still a child, Luria lost his father, and was brought up by his rich maternal uncle Mordechai Frances, a tax-farmer out of Cairo, Egypt. His uncle placed him under the best Jewish teachers, including the leading rabbinic scholar David ibn Zimra.〔 Luria showed himself a diligent student of rabbinical literature and under the guidance of another uncle, Rabbi Bezalel Ashkenazi (best known as the author of ''Shittah Mekubetzet''), he became proficient in that branch of Jewish learning.〔Fine 2003, p. (31 )-(32 )〕 At the age of fifteen, he married a cousin and, being amply provided for financially, he was able to continue his studies. Though he initially may have pursued a career in business, he soon turned to asceticism and mysticism. Around the age of twenty-two he became engrossed in the study of the Zohar (a major work of the Kabbalah that had recently been printed for the first time) and adopted the life of a recluse. Retreating to the banks of the Nile for seven years, he secluded himself in an isolated cottage, giving himself up entirely to meditation. He visited his family only on Shabbat. But even at home, he would not utter a word, even to his wife. When it was absolutely necessary for him to say something, he would say it in the fewest number of words possible,〔 and then, only in Hebrew. Hassidism believes that he had frequent interviews with the prophet Elijah through this ascetic life, and was initiated into sublime doctrines by him. 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「Isaac Luria」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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