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[[Image:Obaiin Front Gate.jpg|right|thumb|300px|The front gate to Ôbai-in. The temple is not normally open to visitors.]]
*''Founded: [[1562]]''
*''Japanese'': 黄梅院 ''(Oubaiin)''
Ôbai-in is a subtemple (''[[tatchu|tatchû]]'') of [[Daitokuji]] in Kyoto. It was founded by [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi|Hashiba Hideyoshi]] on the orders of [[Oda Nobunaga]], to serve as a site for the memorial services for Nobunaga's father [[Oda Nobuhide]]. A number of major historical figures, chiefly members of the [[Oda clan|Oda]] and [[Mori clan|Môri clans]], are buried there; the temple is also famous for its associations with [[Sen no Rikyu|Sen no Rikyû]] and [[Unkoku Togan|Unkoku Tôgan]], and for having possibly the oldest living quarters (''[[kuri]]'') of any [[Zen]] temple in Japan.
==History==
After the temple's foundation in [[1562]] as Ôbai-an (黄梅庵), the main hall and ''[[karamon]]'' gate of the temple were renovated by Hideyoshi in [[1586]]. [[Kobayakawa Takakage]] oversaw renovations of two other gates of the temple three years later. The temple took the name Ôbaiin ("Golden Plum Blossoms Hall") that year ([[1589]]). It was formally founded by [[Shunrin Soshuku Osho|Shunrin Sôshuku Ôshô]]<!--春林宗俶-->, 92nd chief abbot of Daitokuji.<ref name=bigglobe>[http://www5e.biglobe.ne.jp/~hidesan/ohbai-in.htm Daitokuji Ôbaiin]. ''Meisho kyûseki meguri''. Accessed 26 December 2010.</ref>
After Nobunaga's death in the [[1582]] [[Incident at Honnoji|Incident at Honnôji]], a private funeral was held for him here.<ref name=bigglobe/>
A dry landscape (''[[kare sansui]]'') garden on the grounds known as Jikichû-tei is said to have been designed by Sen no Rikyû at Hideyoshi's request. A tearoom called Sakumuken, located in the study, is also strongly associated with Rikyû, and is said to have been much liked by [[Takeno Joo|Takeno Jôô]]. Other gardens in the grounds include those called Hatô-tei and Sakubutsu-tei.
A ''[[fusuma]]'' painting prominent in the main hall, depicting the [[Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove]], and designated as an [[Important Cultural Property]], was painted by Unkoku Tôgan. The temple also has a bronze bell and stone lantern said to have been brought there from Korea by [[Kato Kiyomasa|Katô Kiyomasa]].<ref name=bigglobe/>
The temple's graveyard includes the resting places of Oda Nobuhide, Kobayakawa Takakage, [[Gamo Ujisato|Gamô Ujisato]], [[Mori Motonari|Môri Motonari]] and his wife, three of Motonari's sons, one of Nobunaga's daughters and her husband, and several other members of the Môri family.
==References==
*[http://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/5291993255/in/photostream/ Explanatory sign onsite at Ôbai-in]. Photo by [[User:LordAmeth]], 24 June 2010.
<references/>
[[Category:Temples]]
*''Founded: [[1562]]''
*''Japanese'': 黄梅院 ''(Oubaiin)''
Ôbai-in is a subtemple (''[[tatchu|tatchû]]'') of [[Daitokuji]] in Kyoto. It was founded by [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi|Hashiba Hideyoshi]] on the orders of [[Oda Nobunaga]], to serve as a site for the memorial services for Nobunaga's father [[Oda Nobuhide]]. A number of major historical figures, chiefly members of the [[Oda clan|Oda]] and [[Mori clan|Môri clans]], are buried there; the temple is also famous for its associations with [[Sen no Rikyu|Sen no Rikyû]] and [[Unkoku Togan|Unkoku Tôgan]], and for having possibly the oldest living quarters (''[[kuri]]'') of any [[Zen]] temple in Japan.
==History==
After the temple's foundation in [[1562]] as Ôbai-an (黄梅庵), the main hall and ''[[karamon]]'' gate of the temple were renovated by Hideyoshi in [[1586]]. [[Kobayakawa Takakage]] oversaw renovations of two other gates of the temple three years later. The temple took the name Ôbaiin ("Golden Plum Blossoms Hall") that year ([[1589]]). It was formally founded by [[Shunrin Soshuku Osho|Shunrin Sôshuku Ôshô]]<!--春林宗俶-->, 92nd chief abbot of Daitokuji.<ref name=bigglobe>[http://www5e.biglobe.ne.jp/~hidesan/ohbai-in.htm Daitokuji Ôbaiin]. ''Meisho kyûseki meguri''. Accessed 26 December 2010.</ref>
After Nobunaga's death in the [[1582]] [[Incident at Honnoji|Incident at Honnôji]], a private funeral was held for him here.<ref name=bigglobe/>
A dry landscape (''[[kare sansui]]'') garden on the grounds known as Jikichû-tei is said to have been designed by Sen no Rikyû at Hideyoshi's request. A tearoom called Sakumuken, located in the study, is also strongly associated with Rikyû, and is said to have been much liked by [[Takeno Joo|Takeno Jôô]]. Other gardens in the grounds include those called Hatô-tei and Sakubutsu-tei.
A ''[[fusuma]]'' painting prominent in the main hall, depicting the [[Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove]], and designated as an [[Important Cultural Property]], was painted by Unkoku Tôgan. The temple also has a bronze bell and stone lantern said to have been brought there from Korea by [[Kato Kiyomasa|Katô Kiyomasa]].<ref name=bigglobe/>
The temple's graveyard includes the resting places of Oda Nobuhide, Kobayakawa Takakage, [[Gamo Ujisato|Gamô Ujisato]], [[Mori Motonari|Môri Motonari]] and his wife, three of Motonari's sons, one of Nobunaga's daughters and her husband, and several other members of the Môri family.
==References==
*[http://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/5291993255/in/photostream/ Explanatory sign onsite at Ôbai-in]. Photo by [[User:LordAmeth]], 24 June 2010.
<references/>
[[Category:Temples]]