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長樂寺

Pronunciations

Basic Meaning: Chōrakuji

Senses:

  • A temple of the Time school 時宗 located in Maruyama Kōen 圓山公園, Kyoto. Its mountain name is Kōkizan 黃喜山. The main object of veneration is an Eleven-faced Avalokitêśvara 十一面觀音 statue. It is said to have once been a branch temple of Enryakuji 延曆寺. Ryūkan (1148–1228) 隆寛, disciple of Hōnen 法然 (1133–1212), once resided at this temple before it became affiliated with the Time school under Kokua 國阿 (1314–1405). [Stefan Grace; source(s): Ui, ZGDJT]
  • A temple of the Myōshinji branch 妙心寺派 of the Rinzai school 臨濟宗 located in Ueno 植野 (Wakayama prefecture). Its mountain name is Manishuzan 摩尼珠山. It was founded by Muhon Kakushin 無本覺心 (1207–1298) and became the official temple of Emperor Kameyama 龜山天皇 (1249–1305) before being damaged by wartime fires in the Tenshō 天正 era (1573–1591). Today only the buddha-hall 佛殿 remains. [Stefan Grace; source(s): Ui, ZGDJT]
  • A temple of the Sōtō school 曹洞宗 located in Funabachō 舟場町 (Fukushima prefecture). Its mountain name is Bannenzan 萬年山. It was founded by Daichū Genpo 大沖玄甫/大中元甫 (d.u.) at the behest of Honjō Shigenaga 本庄繁長 (1540–1614). Its new founding abbot after restoration was Ketsuzan Unshō 傑山雲勝 (d.u.). During its history the temple was lost to fire and rebuilt four times. Precious items it houses include a copper cloud-shaped clapper 雲版 that is said to have been obtained by Shigenaga in Korea. [Stefan Grace; source(s): Ui, ZGDJT]
  • A temple of the Sōtō school 曹洞宗 located in Motojuku 本宿 (Gunma prefecture). Its mountain name is Kōseizan 弘誓山. It was originally founded as a Rinzai school 臨濟宗 temple by Eichō 榮朝 (1165–1247) before being converted by Genshitsu Ihō 幻室伊蓬 (d.u.). [Stefan Grace; source(s): Ui, ZGDJT]
  • A temple of the Myōshinji branch 妙心寺派 of the Rinzai school 臨濟宗 located in Fujieda 藤枝 (Shizuoka prefecture). Its mountain name is Seiryūzan 靑龍山. It was founded in the Nin'an 仁安 era (1166–1169) by Lanxi Daolong 蘭溪道隆 (1213–1278) at the behest of Kokawa Chōrakusai 粉川長樂齋 (d.u.). Its new founding abbot after restoration was Shigan Tokkō 芝巖德香 (d.u.). [Stefan Grace; source(s): Ui, ZGDJT]
  • A temple of the Tendai school 天台宗, located in Ojimamachi 尾嶋町 (Gunma prefecture). Its mountain name is Seradasan 世良田山. It was founded in 1221 by Eichō 榮朝 (1165–1247), disciple of Eisei 榮西 (1141–1215), and served as the royal vow temple 敕願寺 of Emperor Go-Toba 後鳥羽上皇 (1180–1239). Eichō preached a form of Buddhism known as Rengeryū 蓮華流 (also referred to as Seradaryū 世良田流 or Eichōryū 榮朝流), which combined the teachings of esotericism 密教, Tendai, and Zen 禪, and produced disciples such as Eison 榮尊 (1195–1272), Shinchi Kakushin 心地覺心 (1207–1298), and Enni Bennen 圓爾辨圓 (1202–1280). Cf. 台密. The temple burned down in the Shōwa 正和 era (1312–1317) but was later rebuilt. It fell into disrepair in the Kenchō 慶長 era (1596–1615) before being restored by Tenkai Sōjō 天海僧正 (d.u.) and converted to Tendai at the behest of Tokugawa Ieyasu 德川家康 (1543–1616). After the Meiji Restoration of 1868 the grounds were returned to the government and the temple was abandoned for a time before once more being revived. It is now home to many important cultural properties and valuable written works. [Stefan Grace; source(s): Ui, ZGDJT]
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    [Dictionary References]

    Bukkyō jiten (Ui) 741

    Bulgyo sajeon 761a

    Zengaku daijiten (Komazawa U.) 0868c

    Bukkyō daijiten (Oda) 1203-2

    (上野)Bukkyō daijiten (Mochizuki) (v.1-6)3726c,819b

    (京都)Bukkyō daijiten (Mochizuki) (v.1-6)3726a,12c,1407b

    (相摸)Bukkyō daijiten (Mochizuki) (v.1-6)94c

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    Entry created: 2024-03-23