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Kaikoku-ji is a [[Rinzai]] [[Zen]] Buddhist temple in [[Nagoya]], established in [[1539]]. | Kaikoku-ji is a [[Rinzai]] [[Zen]] Buddhist temple in [[Nagoya]], established in [[1539]]. | ||
| − | The temple grounds contain the grave of Tokashiki ''[[peechin]]'' <!-- | + | The temple grounds contain the grave of Tokashiki ''[[peechin]]'' Shinfu [[Ma Genei]] <!--渡嘉敷親雲上真冨麻元英--> ([[1710]]-[[1749]]), who was a ''[[shisan]]'' (captain of the guard) in the [[1748]] [[Ryukyuan embassy to Edo]]. He died on 1/12 the following year during the return from Edo, and was buried at Kaikoku-ji. |
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Latest revision as of 01:35, 15 July 2017
- Established: 1539
- Other Names: 玉竜山 (Gyokuryuuzan)
- Japanese: 海国寺 (Kaikokuji)
Kaikoku-ji is a Rinzai Zen Buddhist temple in Nagoya, established in 1539.
The temple grounds contain the grave of Tokashiki peechin Shinfu Ma Genei (1710-1749), who was a shisan (captain of the guard) in the 1748 Ryukyuan embassy to Edo. He died on 1/12 the following year during the return from Edo, and was buried at Kaikoku-ji.
References
- Watanabe Miki. "Nihon ni okeru Ryûkyû shiseki." (personal website)
