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English: Came to the Japanese Imperial Court from Goguryeo in 595 (the 3rd year of Emperor Suiko's era) during the Asuka Period, becoming Shotoku Taishi's instructor for Buppo.
Japanese: 飛鳥時代、595年（推古天皇3年）に高句麗から来朝し、聖徳太子の仏法の師となる。
English: Eji spread Buppo and, together with Eso who came from Goguryeo, became a manager of Hoko-ji Temple (presently Asuka-dera Temple Ango-in) as 'Sanpo no toryo' when it was built in 596.
Japanese: 仏法を広め、翌596年（推古天皇4年）に法興寺（現在の飛鳥寺安居院）が建立されると百済から帰来した僧・慧聡とともに「三宝の棟梁」としてこれを守った。
English: In 615, Eji returned to Goguryeo bearing the Buddhist scriptures Sankyogisho (Three sutras) (Hokekyo (Lotus sutra), Shomangyo (Srimala Sutra) and Yuimagyo (Vimalakirti Sutra)) written by Shotoku taishi.
Japanese: 615年、聖徳太子が著した仏教経典三経義疏（法華経・勝鬘経・維摩経3経の注釈書）を携えて高句麗へ帰国。
English: Kanroku introduced the book of astronomy/geography, Genka-reki (Genka calendar), and Tonko hojutsu as well as Matogakyo based on the principles of inyo gogyo, giving lectures to the 34 selected students including Shotoku taishi.
Japanese: 天文地理書・元嘉暦の暦・陰陽五行思想にもとづく遁甲方術・摩登伽経を伝え、聖徳太子をはじめ、選ばれた34名の弟子たちに講じた。
English: It is said that Kanroku taught calendar-making to YAKO no Tamafuru, astronomy to OTOMO no Takasato and Tonko hojutsu to YAMASHIRO no Hitate (Nihonshoki (Chronicles of Japan), vol. 22).
Japanese: 陽胡玉陳に暦法を、大友高聡には天文を、山背日立には遁甲方術を授けたとされている（日本書紀・巻第二十二）。
English: The book of Genka calendar was formally adopted as the official calendar by Shotoku taishi in 640 (Seiji yoryaku (Book of exempla for administering affairs of state)).
Japanese: その元嘉暦の暦本は聖徳太子により604年に官暦として正式に採用された（政事要略）。
English: Kanroku was the pioneer or the grass roots of Onmyodo in Japan, coming as the first Sojo by having 'the status of Kanroku enshrined to seal off the influence of the existing Gobosei bunka (Pentagram culture) with Onmyodo.'
Japanese: 日本の陰陽道のルーツとなるパイオニア的存在で、後に「先在した五芒星文化勢力を陰陽道で封じるために観勒像を鎮座させ」られるほど、初代僧正としての貫禄を見せている。
English: Initially, Kanroku resided at Asuka-ji Temple, Hoko-ji Temple affiliated with the pro-Baekje Soga clan and Genko-ji Temple, and founded Kurada-daiji Temple on Kudara River in the Yamato Province in 639.
Japanese: 当初は飛鳥寺、親百済派であった蘇我氏由来の法興寺、元興寺に居を構え、639年（舒明天皇11年）に大和国百済川のほとりに百済大寺を開創した。
English: In 1998, mokkan (a piece of wood) on which his name was inscribed, that read, 'Emperor ….677…Kanroku…' was excavated from the Asukaike archaeological site, the remains of the Bureau of Onmyo and astrology station built at a later date in the years of Emperor Tenmu.
Japanese: 後に建立された陰陽寮や占星台の址である天武天皇時代の飛鳥池遺跡からは1998年に「天皇…丁丑年（677年）…観勒…」と、その名を記した木簡が出土している。
English: It is said that YAKO was from Han and he came to Japan from Sui or during the era of Emperor Suiko or was a son of one of the feudal lords in the Osumi Province.
Japanese: 漢出身で推古朝に隋から帰来の帰来人とも、大隅国の豪族出身者とも言われている。
English: In 602, YAKO studied and mastered reki under Kanroku and becoming the founder of the principles of reki in Japan (Nihonshoki (Chronicles of Japan) Volume 22).
Japanese: 602年（推古天皇10年）、観勒に師事して暦を修め、日本における暦道の祖となった（日本書紀・巻第二十二）。
English: In 602, OTOMO studied and mastered tenmon under Kanroku becoming the founder of the principles of tenmon in Japan (Nihonshoki (Chronicles of Japan) Volume 22).
Japanese: 602年（推古天皇10年）、観勒に師事して天文を修め、日本における天文道の祖となった（日本書紀・巻第二十二）。
English: In 602, YAMASHIRO studied and mastered tonko which was ninjutsu described in the book of military science as "art to seize good luck and to circumvent bad luck" under Kanroku and became the founder of the principles of tonko hojutsu in Japan (Nihonshoki (Chronicles of Japan) Volume 22).
Japanese: 602年（推古天皇10年）、観勒に師事して『吉を取り凶を避ける術』とされた兵書の忍術である遁甲を修め、日本における遁甲方術の祖となった（日本書紀・巻第二十二）。
English: While the formal Buddhist name was written as 僧日文 (So Nichibun), the vertical writing of that name was misread as 僧旻 and established as his name.
Japanese: 正式な法名は「僧日文（そうにちぶん）」だが、その縦書きが「僧旻」と誤読されたものが定着した
English: In 608, So MIN accompanied the first Kenzuishi ONO no Imoko and subsequently studied in Sui for 24 years mastering a wide range of studies including Buddhism, Confucianism, the principles of Inyo Gogyo, tenmon and eki.
Japanese: 608年（推古天皇16年）の小野妹子の第1回遣隋使に随行、その後24年間にわたって隋に留学して仏教・儒学・陰陽五行思想・天文・易学など広く諸学を修めた。
English: In August 632, So MIN returned to Japan accompanying the first Kentoshi INUGAMI no Mitasuki.
Japanese: 632年（舒明天皇4年）8月に犬上御田鋤の第1回遣唐使に随行して帰国した。
English: Thereafter, So MIN was appointed to important positions, lecturing on eki (such as shueki, which was an eki established during the Zhou Dynasty) to the pro-Baekje SOGA no Iruka, a funeral servant called FUJIWARA no Kamatari and others (according to a book called Taishokukanden).
Japanese: その後は重用され、親百済派である蘇我入鹿や祭官家の藤原鎌足らに易（周易）を講じた（大織冠伝）。
English: So MIN was well versed in astronomy, preaching that the meteors of 637 were the roar of tengu (goblin with long nose) and that the meteors appearing in 639 were the omen of a famine.
Japanese: 天文に精通しており、637年（舒明天皇9年）の流星を天狗の吠声と説き、639年（舒明天皇11年）の彗星出現に際しては飢饉の前触れであると説いた。
English: After the Isshi Incident, during the Taika era reforms lasting from 645 to the following year, So MIN was designated as a high priest, being one of the '10 Masters' in keeping with the pro-Buddhist state policy.
Japanese: 乙巳の変（いっしのへん）の後、645年（皇極天皇4年・大化元年）から翌年にかけての大化の改新の際には、仏教擁護の国策により「十師」のひとりとして高僧の認定を受けた。
English: He was subsequently assigned as Kokuhakase (political brain, an unofficial advisory body, a close aide to the Emperor and) along with TAKAMUKO no Kuromaro, playing a key role in developing various Imperial proclamations, ordinances, and systems including the 'Proclamation of Taika Era Reforms' and Hassho hyakkan no sei (Eight-ministry Hundred-kan system) in 649.
Japanese: さらに高向玄理（たかむこうのくろまろ）とともに国博士（正式官制ではない諮問機関で天皇側近の政策ブレーン）に任じられ、「大化の改新の詔」をはじめとする諸詔勅・法令・制度等に大きくかかわり、649年（大化5年）には八省百官の制を創案をするなど活躍した。
English: In 650, when a white pheasant was presented by Kokushi of Shirato Province, on the basis of a precedent in which the appearance of an uncommon bird was considered as an auspicious sign written in an isho in the Han period in China as well as in Chinese books on history, So MIN submitted a jonzui kaigen (a principle of Onmyodo which suggests a new era name be established when a phenomenon considered as a lucky omen occurs) to Emperor Kotoku urging that 'since heaven presented an auspicious sign responding to the Emperor's virtues, a general amnesty should be granted to the entire nation,' thereby the imperial era name was changed Hakuchi (white pheasant) and he remained in an important post until his death in 653.
Japanese: その後も、650年（大化6年）に白戸国司から白い雉が献上された際、珍鳥出現の祥瑞を中国漢代の緯書の語句と中国の史書に見られる先例を根拠に「帝徳が天に感応して現われた祥瑞であるから天下に大赦するべきである」と孝徳天皇に祥瑞改元（吉兆とされる現象をもって新しい年号をたてるべきであるとする陰陽道思想）を上申して取りいれられ、元号が白雉と改められるなど、653年（白雉4年）に病没するまで重用された。
English: Rather than performing Buddhist-related activities, Doken worked as a policy maker focusing on diplomacy by using shikisen (divination).
Japanese: 仏教そのものに関する活動よりも、式占を用い、主に外交を中心とした政策ブレーンとして用いられた。
English: After the fall of Baekje and the defeat in the Battle of Hakusonko (Battle of Baekgang), Rokufukumu came to Japan as a refugee on a Japanese salvage boat in 663 (Nihonshoki).
Japanese: 百済の滅亡・白村江の戦の敗戦により、663年（天智2年）に日本の引揚船に乗って亡命帰来（日本書紀）。
English: Rokufukumu was given 'Shosen jo' which was the 18th of 26 court ranks.
Japanese: 冠位二十六階のうち第18階位にあたる「小山(冠位)上」を与えられている。
English: He was accused as an accessory for allegely leading Prince Otsu into rebellion and was transported to the Izu Province and then to the Hida Province.
Japanese: 大津皇子謀反を唆したとして連座被疑者となり、伊豆国に流され更に飛騨国に移された。
English: Taking over from his father who was banished to Izu Province and then moved to a temple in Hida Province, he became a monk scholar familiar with the various arts of Onmyo referring to himself using the Buddhist name of 'Ryukan' receiving a reduction of punishment for predicting an auspicious sign on the occasion that kokushi (provincial bureaucrat) of Hida Province presented shinme (horses presented to shrines or horses used for ceremonies held at shrines in Japan) in 702 and was allowed to go to the capital city (Shoku nihongi).
Japanese: 伊豆国へ流罪となり飛騨国の寺に移された父から引継ぎ陰陽諸道に通じた学僧となり法名「隆観」を名乗っていたが、大宝2年の飛騨国司の神馬献上にあたり、その祥瑞を得たとの理由で罪を減免され入京を許された（続日本紀）。
English: Afterwards, when he worked in the Imperial Court, Ryukan returned to a secular life changing his name to 'Takara.'
Japanese: その後の朝廷への出仕にあたりっては、還俗して名を「金財（たから）」と改めた。
English: KIBI no Makibi was a nobleman and scholar who studied the principles of inyo gogyo while visiting Tang as a Kentoshi brought back the numerous related literature and demonstrated the talent as onmyoji.
Japanese: 奈良時代の公卿・学者で、遣唐使として派遣された際唐から陰陽五行思想を学び、これににかかわる文献を多数持ち帰って、陰陽家としての才能を発揮した。
English: Serving Emperor Shomu, he replaced the conventional Jugonshi with Onmyodo and adopted Taien reki (Taien calendar) based on Onmyodo.
Japanese: 聖武天皇のもとでそれまでの呪禁師を廃止して陰陽道を採用したり、陰陽道に基づいた大衍暦を採用するなどした。
English: KIBI no Makibi was demoted by FUJIWARA no Nakamaro but subsequently climbed to the post of Udaijin (minister of the right) in recognition of his success in repressing Nakamaro's rebellion.
Japanese: 藤原仲麻呂により左遷されたが、後に仲麻呂の乱を鎮圧した功により右大臣まで出世している。
English: ABE no Nakamaro 698 - 770
Japanese: 阿倍仲麻呂あべのなかまろ698年（文武天皇698年）-770年（宝亀元年）
English: ABE accompanied Kentoshi as an exchange student who, having studied hard, successfully taking Kakyo/Keju (examinations for Chinese state bureaucrats) climbed to a high-ranking official in Tang but never returned to Japan.
Japanese: 奈良時代の遣唐使に留学生として随行し、猛勉強して唐の科挙（上級官吏候補の公務員試験に相当）に合格し、唐の高官にまで登ったが、日本への帰国を果たすことはなかった。
English: After entering priesthood, OTSU was active as a monk 'Giho' but was sent to United Silla as an ambassador and, after coming back to Japan, he returned to a secular life by royal decree to work in the Imperial Court and was given the name OTSU no Obito.
Japanese: 出家して僧「義法」として活動していたが、統一新羅へ大使として派遣され、帰国後は朝廷に出仕するため勅命により還俗して大津連首の名を賜わった。
English: He was an ancestor of the Otsu family, members of which held the position of onmyoji for generations until the time of OTSU Oura.
Japanese: 後の大津大浦に至るまで、代々陰陽師として重用されることとなった大津氏の祖。
English: TSUMORI was given a responsible position by Emperor Jito and Prince Kusakabe, he divined and publicly exposed a secret meeting of the rival Prince Otsu.
Japanese: 持統天皇・草壁皇子に重用され、敵対する大津皇子の密会を公の場で占い暴露した。
English: <The poem written by Prince Otsu when his secret rendezvous with ISHIKAWA no Iratsume was exposed by divination performed by TSUMORI no Muraji Toru> "Although we knew if we went on the big boat, the port master in the inlet would catch us. We still slept together"
Japanese: <大津皇子、石川女郎（いしかはのいらつめ）に竊（しぬ）ひ婚（あ）ひたまへる時、津守連通（つもりのむらじとほる）が其の事を占(うら)ひ露はせれば、皇子のよみませる御歌一首>『大船（おほぶね）の津守が占（うら）に告（の）らむとは兼ねてを知りて我が二人寝し』
English: <The poem written by Prince Otsu when his secret rendezvous with ISHIKAWA no Iratsume was exposed by divination performed by an onmyoji by the name of TSUMORI no Muraji Toru> "We slept together knowing full well that, if we boarded the big boat (an analogy of a conspicuous action meaning a secret rendezvous), we would be caught in 'ura' (is a double-meaning word, i.e., 'inlet' and 'divination') that is under surveillance by 'Tsumori' (is a double-meaning word, i.e., 'port authority' and 'TSUMORI,' the name of Onmyoji).
Japanese: <大津皇子と石川郎女の密会の事実が、陰陽師の津守連通の占筮で露見した際に、大津皇子が詠んだ一首>『大船（密会という目立つ大胆な行動の例え）に乗れば港湾管理者の監視下（「津を守る人の監視」と陰陽師である「津守通」の掛け言葉）のウラ（港が接する「浦」と「占い」の掛け言葉）で見つかるだろうと重々承知の上で、私たち二人は寝たんだよ』
English: YAMAGUCHI excelled in rekido and was also a renowned expert in mathematics, receiving the Shorokuinojo (Senior Sixth Rank, Upper Grade) in 721 followed by an official designation as the master torchbearer of mathematics in 730.
Japanese: 暦道に長けていたため、算術の大家としても有名で、正六位上721年（養老5年）、天平2年に、算術啓蒙の師として公式に指名されている。
English: It is written that YAMANOUE, being implicated in the Rebellion of HIKAMI no Kawatsugu in 782, was demoted to the post of Oki no kami (actually a form of banishment) aside from his serving as Onmyo no kami during the years of Enryaku (Shoku nihongi).
Japanese: 延暦年間に陰陽頭を勤めたという記録のほか、782年（延暦元年）には、氷上川継の謀反（氷上川継の乱）に連座して、隠岐介に左遷（実態は流罪）されたとの記録もある（続日本紀）。
English: In 752, FUJIWARA accompanied a Kentoshi FUJIWARA no Kiyokawa as an exchange student and was characterized as a Zen artist more than Onmyo artist.
Japanese: 752年（天平勝宝4年）藤原清河遣唐使に留学生として随行、陰陽家というよりも禅家としての性格が強い。
English: After being implicated in the Rebellion of Emi no Oshikatsu, FUJIWARA was banished to Oki in 764, was pardoned with restoration of Jugoinoge (Junior Fifth Rank, Lower Grade) as well as the surname of FUJIWARA no Emi Ason, in addition to permission to return to the capital in 772 and received Jugoinojo (Junior Fifth Rank, Upper Grade) in 778.
Japanese: 764年（天平宝字8年）の恵美押勝の乱に連座して隠岐に流されたが、772年（宝亀3年）に赦免されて再度従五位下「藤原朝臣」を賜って入京を許され、778年（宝亀9年）に従五位上に叙せられた。
English: He was considered royalty, but since the court ranks he was given were generally low, many refute that theory.
Japanese: 皇族出身とされているが叙せられた官位がおしなべて低目であるため反論も多い。
English: SHIGEOKA was an onmyoji who played an active role during the years of Emperor Montoku and Emperor Seiwa in the Early to Mid Heian Period and was also known as 'SHIGEOKA no Kawahito (滋丘川人)' with a different kanji for 'kawa.'
Japanese: 「滋丘川人」とも呼ばれる、平安時代前-中期、文徳天皇・清和天皇の頃に活躍した陰陽師。
English: He is considered to be the ancestor of what we call the court onmyoji, an authority of shikisen and tonko as well as excelling in magic, and often performed ceremonies for eliminating insect plagues and for rain making.
Japanese: いわゆる宮廷陰陽道の始祖とされ、式占・遁甲の大家で呪術にも長け、しばしば虫害除去や雨乞いの祭祀を行ったとされる。
English: SHIGEOKA is considered to have written numerous technical books including 'Seiyodoseikyo,' 'Shishosukuyokyo,' 'Jigaku shinjutsutonko sho,' 'Rokko rikujo,' 'Takkankyo' etc., but, unfortunately, none of them remain in existence today.
Japanese: 「世要動静教」、「指掌宿曜経」、「滋岳新術遁甲書」、「六甲六帖」、「宅肝経」など多数の技術書を著したとされるが、残念ながら現存する著書はない。
English: Committing an offense, SHIGEOKA no Kawahito and ABE no Yasuhito were hunted by the infuriated Earth God, but they managed to escape by hiding themselves by using SHIGEOKA's forte, Onkei no jutsu, and this episode is known as the 'Story of SHIGEOKA no Kawahito who was hunted by the Earth God' in Konjaku Monogatari (Tales of Now and Then).
Japanese: 今昔物語には、安倍安仁とともに過ちを犯し地神の怒りをかって追われるものの、滋岳川人が得意とした隠形の術で身を隠し逃げ延びることができたいう「滋岳川人、地神に追はるる語」という話で知られる。
English: A student of Onmyoji SHIGEOKA no Kawahito, who flourished in days of Emperor Seiwa and Emperor Uda during the mid Heian Period.
Japanese: 平安時代中期、清和天皇・宇多天皇の頃に活躍した陰陽師、滋丘川人の弟子。
English: He was from the same clan as that of YUGE no Dokyo who was dubbed kaiso (怪僧) and it is said that he was a master of shikisen.
Japanese: 怪僧と言われた弓削道鏡とは同族で、式占の達人であったといわれている。
English: Kiyoyuki MIYOSHI (also known as Kiyotsura MIYOSHI) 847 - 919
Japanese: 三善清行みよしきよゆき（みよしきよつら）847年（承和(日本)14年）-919年（延喜18年）
English: Originally, MIYOSHI was a classic Chinese scholar mastering Kidendo (literature) in the university and not Onmyoji from Onmyoryo, but was very knowledgeable about the arts of astronomy, Onmyo, and divination.
Japanese: 本来は陰陽寮生出身の陰陽師ではなく、大学寮で紀伝道を修めた漢文学者だが、天文・陰陽・易学に通じていた。
English: Kiyoyuki MIYOSHI successfully proposed a change of era name to the emperor based upon Shinisetsu (a periodical prediction theory, a Chinese theory explaining that extraordinary events will happen in the years of kanototori (辛酉) and kinoene (甲子)) and after that the era name was changed to Engi, it became customary to change an era name back then, based on the cyclical disaster theory to avoid disasters and uprisings.
Japanese: 讖緯説（しんいせつ、周期的予言説辛酉・甲子の年には革令があるとの中国の説）にもとづいて改元を上奏して認められ、元号が延喜と改められて以降、周期的災厄説による辛酉年・甲子年の災異改元が通例となった。
English: When the Rebellion of TAIRA no Masakado and the Rebellion of FUJIWARA no Sumitomo broke out in 940, to address the situation, he presented 'Byakue kannon ho,' which even the Esoteric Buddhist high priests were said to have no knowledge of in those days, to the then person of power, FUJIWARA no Morosuke; and MIYOSHI was appointed to a responsible post.
Japanese: 940年に平将門の乱・藤原純友の乱が勃発した際、この対策のために時の権力者藤原師輔に、当時は密教の高僧でも知らなかったとされている「白衣観音法」を進上したことがきっかけで重用されるようになった。
English: KAMO no Tadayuki was familiar with not just the art of Onmyo, but with various other subjects including the arts of astronomy, and calendar making as well as augury of renowned accuracy that legend has it that when Emperor Murakami had him perform augury on the contents of a box in which, unbeknownst to KAMO, a crystal rosary was hidden, he correctly guessed what was inside the box ('Choyagunsai' by MIYOSHI no Tameyasu).
Japanese: 陰陽道にかぎらず天文道・暦道など様々な分野に明るかったほか、卜占にもよく通じておりその正確さは有名で、村上天皇が水晶念珠を見えないように箱に入れてその中身を占じさせたところ、見事に言い当てたという伝説が残っている（三善為康「朝野群載」）。
English: He is known to have recognized and developed the talent of his heir KAMO no Yasunori and his student ABE no Seimei early on.
Japanese: 早くから嫡男・賀茂保憲や弟子・安倍晴明の才能を見出し育成したことで知られている。
English: The teacher of ABE no Seimei and his own son KAMO no Yoshihira and, being so highly regarded that Yasunori acclaimed that 'this Imperial Court defines the scale of Onmyo.'
Japanese: 安倍晴明および長男賀茂吉平の師、「当朝は保憲をもって陰陽の規模となす」と賞賛されるほどの評価を得ていた。
English: He taught everything there was to know about the art of calendar making to his heir KAMO no Mitsuyoshi and the art of astronomy to his student ABE no Seimei, building the foundation of a succession system for the two-family heredity of the Kamo Family and the ABE Family down the road.
Japanese: 嫡子の加茂光栄に暦道を、弟子の安倍晴明に天文道をあまなく伝授し、後の賀茂氏・安倍氏の2家世襲体制の礎を作った。
English: A story in which he competed against his student ABE no Seimei in a game of augury 'senpuku' to guess hidden contents is supposed to to have been included in Konjaku Monogatari and he is supposed to have written some technical books such as '暦林'and'保憲抄'on rekido and Onmyodo, but unfortunately, none of these exist today.
Japanese: 今昔物語に、弟子の安倍晴明との間で隠された中身を当てる占術試合「占覆」を行った話が収録されているとされ、また「暦林」・「保憲抄」という暦道や陰陽道の技術書を著したとされているが、残念ながらどれも現存していない。
English: According to 'Zoku kojidan,' since his father KAMO no Yasunori taught the art of astronomy exclusively to ABE no Seimei, he ended up only inheriting the art of calendar making, which caused him to view ABE no Seimei as his rival.
Japanese: 父・賀茂保憲が天文道を安倍晴明に伝授禅譲したために暦道のみを継承することとなり、これが原因で安倍晴明をライバル視していたことが「続古事談」に記されている。
English: Aside from excelling in the art of calendar making, he was a talented prescient and was highly praised because 'he hit the mark as easily as turning over his hand.'
Japanese: 暦道に優れたほか予知能力にも長けており「的中すること掌を返すが如し」と絶賛された。
English: It is written in 'Midokanbakuki (FUJIWARA no Michinaga's diary)' and 'Eiga monogatari (Tale of Flowering Fortunes)' that FUJIWARA no Michinaga often summoned him along with ABE no Seimei to consult with them or have them perform divinations and many of the nobility had a high regard for KAMO no Yasunori.
Japanese: 藤原道長が安倍晴明とともに呼び寄せて頻繁に相談や占術を行わせていたことが「御堂関白記」や「栄花物語」にも記されており、多くの貴人から重用された。
English: ABE no Seimei participated in Kentoshi studying under伯道上人 in the home of Onmyo 城刑山 and after returning to Japan, he developed a unique Onmyodo that was a specialized esoteric occult art.
Japanese: 遣唐使に参加して陰陽の本場城刑山で伯道上人に学び、帰国すると特殊化・秘伝秘術化した独特の陰陽道を築き上げた。
English: It is said that Seimei wrote the masterpiece of Onmyodo 'Kinugyokutoshu,' but on the other hand, many argue that it was given to him by 伯道上人 who taught Onmyodo to him.
Japanese: 陰陽道の名典「金烏玉兎集」を著したとも言われているが、伯道上人に教えを受けた際にこれを授けられたという説も多い。
English: It should be noted, however, that only 'Senjiryakketsu,' which was passed down from generation to generation in the Tsuchimikado family, has been confirmed to be the work of Seimei.
Japanese: ただし晴明の著作として確認されているのは、晴明の子孫である土御門家に伝わった「占事略决」のみである。
English: Seimei excelled in astronomy which was said to be the most difficult of all of the arts of Onmyo and he was given an important post by the 6 successive emperors; Emperor Suzaku, Emperor Murakami, Emperor Reizei, Emperor Enyu, Emperor Kazan and Emperor Ichijo as well as FUJIWARA no Michinaga and FUJIWARA no Sanesuke thereby enjoying influential power.
Japanese: 陰陽諸道の中で最も難しいと言われていた天文道に長じ、朱雀天皇・村上天皇・冷泉天皇・円融天皇・花山天皇・一条天皇の6代天皇、藤原道長・藤原実資に重用されて影響力をふるった。
English: After serving as Tenmon hakase, Seimei went beyond Onmyoryo, successively holding various government posts such as Kazue no gon no suke, Daizen taifu, Sakyo no gon no daifu and the magistrate of the powerful Harima Province and climbed to 'Jushiinoge (Junior Fourth Rank, Lower Grade).'
Japanese: 天文博士を勤めた後には陰陽寮を超えて主計権助・大膳大夫・左京権大夫・大国である播磨守などの官職を歴任して「従四位下」まで昇進した。
English: It is said that Seimei achieved his successes by devoting himself to serving the powerful persons of the hour and, nevertheless, he was full of mystery.
Japanese: 時の権力者の影となり日なたとなり活躍したために出世したと言われている一方で、極めて謎の多い人物でもある。
English: It is said that Seimei performed phenomenal magic by using a spell called Seman (Seimei kikyo, Seimei mon and Gobosei) and using dolls to make most of Shikigami Junishinsho (Twelve Shikigami gods) such as Seiryu, Kochin, Rokugo, Suzaku, Toda, Kijin, Tengo, Daion, Genbu, Taimo, Byakko and Tenku.
Japanese: セーマン（晴明桔梗・晴明紋・五芒星）という呪符を使い、人形を使って「青龍」・「勾陳」・「六合」・「朱雀」・「騰蛇」・「貴人」・「天后」・「大陰」・「玄武」・「大裳」・「白虎」・「天空」の式神十二天将を自由に駆使し、驚異的な呪術を展開したとされている。
English: Although it was burnt down at one point, Seimei Jinja Shrine which was built on the grounds where Seimei's residence use to be, by Emperor Ichijo in 1007, it has been restored and still remains at 806 Horikawa-dori ichijo agaru, Kamigyo Ward, Kyoto City and, in addition, his grave marker remains at the enclave premises of Seimei Jinja Shrine at Saga Tenryu-ji Suminokura-cho, Ukyo Ward, Kyoto City.
Japanese: 1007年に一条天皇によって屋敷址の一部に建立された晴明神社は、一度は焼失したものの復興されて京都市上京区堀川通一条上ル806に現存しているほか、京都市右京区嵯峨天竜寺角倉町には晴明神社の飛地境内としてその墓標が残っている。
English: As an onmyoji ranking with KAMO no Mitsuyoshi, he was given important posts by FUJIWARA no Michinaga, FUJIWARA no Sanesuke, and other powerful persons much the same as his father, and advanced from Tenmon hakase and Onmyo hakase to Onmyo no suke climbing to the Jushiinojo (Junior Fourth Rank, Upper Grade).
Japanese: 父同様に賀茂光栄と並び称される陰陽師として藤原道長・藤原実資らに重用され、天文博士・陰陽博士から陰陽助にまで昇進し、位階は従四位上まで取り立てられた。
English: Mitsuyoshi presided over Goryusai and Shikakusai (Nihongiryaku), removed Imperial Prince Tomohira's evil spirit that possessed FUJIWARA no Yorimichi by saying prayers with KAMO no Mitsuyoshi (Hobutsushu) and, advised FUJIWARA no Yorimichi as to the manners of coffining and how the funeral of Princess Kishi (or Yoshiko) should be carried out who had died giving birth to Imperial Prince Chikahito (Eiga monogatari).
Japanese: 五龍祭や四角祭を勤め（日本紀略）、藤原道に取り憑いた具平親王の悪霊を賀茂光栄と共に祈祷して取り除いたり（宝物集）、親仁親王出産の際に死去した皇妃嬉子の入棺・葬儀に関する方法を藤原頼道に勧申したり（栄花物語）している。
English: It is detailed in Kokonchomonju that he predicted an earthquake when having a banquet with the physician TANBA no Masatada.
Japanese: 古今著聞集には医師・丹波雅忠と宴を囲んでいた際に地震を予知したとの詳しい記載がある。
English: Yoshimasa was favored by KAMO no Yasunori because of his great sensitivity and love of learning and, in 1017, was promoted to Onmyo no kami a position to which even ABE no Seimei was never appointed.
Japanese: 感受性豊かで向学心が強かったため賀茂保憲に目をかけられ、1017年に安倍晴明もなれなかった陰陽頭（おんみょうのかみ）に昇進。
English: When he was assigned as Onmyo no kami in 1055, it was established that the positions of Reki hakase and Tenmon hakase were to be passed down by succession within the Kamo and the Abe clans, respectively.
Japanese: 1055年に陰陽頭就任した際、賀茂氏に暦博士を、阿倍氏に天文博士を代々独占世襲させることと定めている。
English: He was a brilliant augury performer accurately predicting the downfall of the Taira family and its timing and was dubbed 'Sasu no miko.'
Japanese: 卜占の天才で平家滅亡とその時期まで予言的中させ「指神子（さすのみこ）」と呼ばれた。
English: It is said that when lightening struck his shoulder searing his sleeve, he was miraculously unharmed.
Japanese: 肩口に落雷した際に袖を焼いたものの奇跡的に怪我一つ負わなかったとされている。
English: Doma hoshi was a member of one of the civilian (illegal) onmyoji groups in Harima Province (present-day Hyogo Prefecture) excelling in magic, and legend has it that he preferred a spell called seman doman (a lattice pattern consisting of 4 vertical and 5 horizontal lines representing 9 letters), or he became known as 'Doman seman' by using ABE no Seimei's seman doman.
Japanese: 播磨国（現在の兵庫県）の民間（ヤミ）陰陽師集団出身で、呪術に長けセーマンドーマン（九字を表す縦4本・横5本の格子模様）という呪符を好んで使ったとか、安倍晴明のセーマンドーマンを使って「ドーマンセーマン」と呼ばれるようになった等の説がある。