was a after ''
Tenji
The word Tenji can refer to several things in Japanese, including:
* Tenji (点字) is a system of Japanese Braille.
* Emperor Tenji (天智天皇 ''Tenji Tennō'') is the name of an emperor of Japan.
* Tenji (天治) was a Japanese era after Hō ...
'' and before ''
Tenshō.'' This period spanned the years from January 1126 through January 1131. The reigning emperor was .
Change of era
* January 25, 1126 : The new era name was created to mark an event or series of events. The previous era ended and the new one commenced in ''Tenji'' 3, on the 22nd day of the 1st month of 1126.
[Brown, p. 323.]
Events of the ''Daiji'' era
* 1128 (''Daiji 3, in the 3rd month''): Taiken-mon In ordered the construction of
Enshō-ji in fulfillment of a sacred vow.
[Titsigh]
p. 185.
/ref> This was one in a series of "sacred vow temples" (''gogan-ji'') built by imperial command following a precedent established by Emperor Shirakawa
was the 72nd emperor of Japan,Imperial Household Agency (''Kunaichō'') 白河天皇 (72)/ref> according to the traditional order of succession.
Shirakawa's reign lasted from 1073 to 1087.
Genealogy
Before his ascension to the Chrysanthemum T ...
, who established and developed the Hosshō-ji complex.[Varley, p. 200; the six ''gogan-ji'' ("superiority" temples) were: 1. Hosshō-ji (Superiority of Buddhist Law); 2. Sonshō-ji (Superiority of Worship); 3. Saishō-ji (Most Superior); 4. Enshō-ji (Superiority of Perfection); 5. Jōshō-ji (Superirority of Becoming); 6. Enshō-ji (Superiority of Duration).]
* 1128 (''Daiji 3, 6th month''): Fujiwara Tadamichi is relieved of his responsibilities and duties as '' sesshō'' (regent); and simultaneously, Tadamichi is named '' kampaku.''
Notes
References
* Brown, Delmer M. and Ichirō Ishida, eds. (1979)
''Gukanshō: The Future and the Past.''
Berkeley: University of California Press.
OCLC 251325323
* Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005)
''Japan encyclopedia.''
Cambridge: Harvard University Press
Harvard University Press (HUP) is a publishing house established on January 13, 1913, as a division of Harvard University, and focused on academic publishing. It is a member of the Association of American University Presses. After the reti ...
.
OCLC 58053128
* Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). ''Nihon Odai Ichiran
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
''; ou
''Annales des empereurs du Japon.''
Paris: Royal Asiatic Society, Oriental Translation Fund of Great Britain and Ireland
OCLC 5850691
* Varley, H. Paul. (1980). ''A Chronicle of Gods and Sovereigns: Jinnō Shōtōki of Kitabatake Chikafusa.'' New York: Columbia University Press
Columbia University Press is a university press based in New York City, and affiliated with Columbia University. It is currently directed by Jennifer Crewe (2014–present) and publishes titles in the humanities and sciences, including the fi ...
.
OCLC 6042764
External links
* National Diet Library
The is the national library of Japan and among the largest libraries in the world. It was established in 1948 for the purpose of assisting members of the in researching matters of public policy. The library is similar in purpose and scope t ...
, "The Japanese Calendar
-- historical overview plus illustrative images from library's collection
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