Hōun-ji (Kamigōri)
Appearance
Hōun-ji | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Zen, Rinzai sect |
Deity | Śākyamuni (Buddha) |
Location | |
Location | Kamigōri, Hyogo, Japan |
Country | Japan |
Architecture | |
Founder | Akamatsu Norimura |
Hōun-ji (法雲寺) is a Rinzai Buddhist temple in Hyōgo Prefecture (formerly Harima province).
History
[edit]With the patronage of the Akamatsu clan, Sesson Yūbai was able to become the founder of a number of provincial Buddhist temple-monasteries, including Hōun-ji in Harima.[1]
Hōun-ji was ranked among the provincial jissatsu by the Muromachi shogunate,[1] which encouraged its shugo vassals to found monasteries in their domains.[2]
Prominent among Yūbai's followers were Akamatsu Norimura (1277-1350) and his son Akamatsu Norisuke (1314-1371).[1]
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- Hall, John Whitney. (1999). The Cambridge History of Japan: Medieval Japan, Vol. 3. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-22354-6; OCLC 165440083
External links
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