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禪興寺

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Basic Meaning: Zenkōji

Senses:

  • One of the ten largest Rinzai 臨濟宗 Zen temples 十刹, located in Yamanouchi, Kamakura, Kanagawa prefecture. Its mountain name is Fukugenzan 福源山. The temple was originally built by Hōjō Tokiyori 北條時賴 (1227–1263) in 1256 and named Saimyōji 最明寺. After Tokiyoriʼs death the temple fell into disrepair but was rebuilt by Hōjō Tokimune 北條時宗 (1251–1284) during the Kenchō 建長 era (1249–1255) with Lanxi Daolong 蘭溪道隆 (1213–1278) as the new founding abbot. It then took on its present name. The only extant original structure is the Meigetsu-in 明月院 sub-temple 塔頭. [Stefan Grace; source(s): Ui, ZGDJT, Yokoi]
  • A temple of the Sōtō school 曹洞宗 with the mountain name 瑞松山, located in Hakatachō, Ochi-gun, Ehime prefecture. The temple was founded in 1430 by the Murakami 村上 family of Noshimajō 能嶋城 castle with Ikkan Onchū 一閑恩中 (d.u.) as the founding abbot. [Stefan Grace; source(s): Ui, ZGDJT, Yokoi]
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    [Dictionary References]

    Bukkyō jiten (Ui) 646

    Bulgyo sajeon 460a

    Zengaku daijiten (Komazawa U.) 0682b

    Japanese-English Zen Buddhist Dictionary (Yokoi) 842

    Bukkyō daijiten (Mochizuki) (v.1-6)2959b,1429c

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    Entry created: 2023-09-05