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Sōken-ji
is a Buddhist temples in Japan, Buddhist temple located in the Azuchi, Shiga, Azuchi neighborhood of the city of Ōmihachiman in Shiga Prefecture, Japan. Its Buddhist temples in Japan#Sangō, mountain name is . The temple belongs to the Myōshin-ji branch of the Rinzai school of Japanese Zen. History Sōken-ji was erected within the grounds of Azuchi Castle by Oda Nobunaga in the Tenshō (Momoyama period), Tenshō era (1573-1591). The head priest was the third son of Oda Nobuyasu, lord of Iwakura Castle in Owari province, who was from a cadet branch of the clan. Rather than build new structures, Oda Nobunaga relocated existing structures from other temples and shrines which caught his eye. Specific surviving examples include the Niōmon gate, which was originally from Kashiwagi Jinja in Kōka, Shiga, Kōka and the Japanese pagoda, Three-story Pagoda which was originally at Chōju-ji, also in Kōka. Both structures are now designated National Important Cultural Property (Japan), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Myōshin-ji
is a temple complex in Kyoto, Japan, which serves as the head temple of the associated branch of Rinzai Zen Buddhism. The Myōshin-ji School is by far the largest school in Rinzai Zen, approximately as big as the other thirteen branches combined: it contains within it about 3,400 temples throughout Japan, together with a handful overseas, of the approximately six thousand total Rinzai temples, and also has nineteen associated monasteries, of the total of forty Rinzai monasteries and one nunnery. History The grounds of the temple were formerly a palace for the Emperor Hanazono. Hanazono abdicated in 1318 and took the tonsure (became a monk) in 1335, and in 1342 donated the palace to found the temple. The district and many places in the area are named "Hanazono" in his honor. The head temple was founded in 1342 by the Zen master Kanzan Egen (関山慧玄, 1277–1360), third patriarch in the influential Ōtōkan lineage. As with most Zen temples in Japan, in addition to the n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
