@article{oai:shitennojiuniversity.repo.nii.ac.jp:00000364,
 author = {藤谷, 厚生},
 issue = {69},
 journal = {四天王寺大学紀要},
 month = {Mar},
 note = {Kegon-bukouzanmaikan-myoukanden（ 『華厳仏光三昧観冥感伝』） was described by Monk Myōe　（明恵房高弁: 1173–1231）, who revived the Kegon sect （華厳宗） in the Kamakura period. He　authored many books on Kegon Buddhism （華厳仏教）, however I think this text, which shows his　religious mystical experiences, is very important, especially for comprehending his experiences of　Buddhist practice and enlightenment. In particular, this text details the mystical goodness that Myōe　himself experienced through the contemplation of Buddha’s light（ 仏光観）, the story of his view, and　the circumstances of his experiences. Originally it was a chapter of Kegon-bukouzanmaikan-Hihouzou　（『華厳仏光三昧観秘宝蔵』）, but it was later separated so that no one else could see it. Therefore it is　estimated that this text was established in the third year of Jōkyu（ 承久三年: 1221）, as in Hihouzou.　If I mention some significant points of the contents of this book here, first of all, when he practiced　the meditation for more than 100 days in the second year of Jōkyu （承久二年）, he experienced a　mystical favorable appearance like a dream. The true identity of this appearance was the light like a　lump of fire, and out of nowhere he heard a voice saying, “This is the Light Mantra （光明真言）.” It　is very important that this mystical experience convinced him that a mantra corresponding to the true　Samādhi was the Light Mantra. Second of all, after that he found the text about the contemplation of　Buddha’s light in Shin-kegon-kyouron 『新華厳経論』 described by Li Tongxuan （李通玄） in China.
Myōe changed his previous meditation of Engaku’s Samādhi （円覚三昧） and began to practice the　contemplation of Buddha’s light. As a result, during the meditation, he gained a favorable appearance　of the first stage by the contemplation of Buddha’s light. However, it was later discovered that the
experience he had gained was in fact in line with the contents of the Zen Sutra （禅経） that he copied　thirty years ago. Finally he notes that the great saint (Buddha) allowed him to pass on the　contemplation of Buddha’s light to others by a dream announcement.　Myōe’s times was truly the so-called last Dharma era.（ 末法時代）, and he worked on the practice　of the meditation based on the scriptures for himself. Although he could never meet a master who　proved his experience of the enlightenment, he found the proof of his mystical experience in the Zen
Sutra and could be convinced of the right way to the Buddhahood. In this way, he created a new　method of the meditation, or the contemplation of Buddha’s light （仏光観）, which should be said a　fusion of the Mantra in Shingon Esoteric Buddhism（ 真言密教） and the meditation in Huayuan（ 華厳） Buddhism. I hope that translating this text into English here would serve as a resource for
understanding what the religious experiences he had gained through the contemplation of Buddha’s　light.},
 pages = {279--294},
 title = {『華厳仏光三昧観冥感伝』明恵上人述},
 year = {2021},
 yomi = {フジタニ, アツオ}
}