Yuánxíng lù 圓行錄
The Catalog of Engyō by 圓行 (撰), = Engyō 圓行 (799–852)
About the work
A single-juan Japanese Tang-pilgrim importation catalog by Engyō 圓行 (Japanese Engyō, 799–852), one of the nittō hakke. Engyō traveled to Tang in 838 (returning 839) in the same Japanese embassy as Jōgyō 常曉 (KR6s0109) and Ennin 圓仁. His catalog documents the texts and ritual materials he brought back, with particular emphasis on Esoteric materials. Preserved at T55 no. 2164.
Abstract
Authorship and date: by Engyō 圓行 (Japanese, 799–852), produced upon his 839 return to Japan. notBefore = 839, notAfter = 839. Catalog dynasty 日本.
The work is one of the eight foundational Heian-era Tang-importation catalogs, supplementing the larger and more consequential Saichō, Kūkai, and Ennin importations with additional Esoteric materials.
Translations and research
See KR6s0107 and KR6s0111 for general references on the nittō hakke tradition.
Links
- DILA authority: (no preserved DILA authority entry)
- CBETA: T55n2164
- Author: Engyō 圓行 (799–852), one of the nittō hakke
- Tradition: 入唐八家 nittō hakke
- Companion catalogs: see KR6s0109