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*''Japanese'': 瑞雲山大龍寺 ''(Zuiunzan Dairyuuji)''

*''Japanese'': 瑞雲山大龍寺 ''(Zuiunzan Dairyuuji)''

Zuiunzan Dairyû-ji was a [[Rinzai]] [[Zen]] Buddhist temple in [[Kagoshima]].

Zuiunzan Dairyû-ji was a [[Rinzai]] [[Zen]] Buddhist temple in [[Kagoshima]]. A branch temple of [[Tofuku-ji|Tôfuku-ji]] in [[Kyoto]], it was one of the Three Temples of Kagoshima (''mi-ke-dera'', 三ヶ寺), along with [[Fukusho-ji|Fukushô-ji]] and [[Jokomyo-ji (Kagoshima)|Jôkômyô-ji]].<ref>Plaques on-site in Kanmachi, Kagoshima.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/15066879717/sizes/h/]</ref>

It was founded on the former site of a castle built by [[Shimazu Takahisa]] following his victory over [[Shimazu Sanehisa]] for dominance of the [[Shimazu clan]]. A lively center of political and cultural activity for around fifty years, the castle fell into disuse after [[Shimazu Iehisa]] built [[Tsurumaru castle]]. The site was then converted to a temple, which was named Zuiunzan Dairyû-ji, using the characters ''dai'' and ''ryû'' from the [[art-name]]s of Takahisa and his son [[Shimazu Yoshihisa]]. [[Nanpo Bunshi]] was invited to be the first abbot of the temple.

It was founded on the former site of a castle built by [[Shimazu Takahisa]] following his victory over [[Shimazu Sanehisa]] for dominance of the [[Shimazu clan]]. A lively center of political and cultural activity for around fifty years, the castle fell into disuse after [[Shimazu Iehisa]] built [[Tsurumaru castle]]. The site was then converted to a temple, which was named Zuiunzan Dairyû-ji, using the characters ''dai'' and ''ryû'' from the [[art-name]]s of Takahisa and his son [[Shimazu Yoshihisa]]. [[Nanpo Bunshi]] was invited to be the first abbot of the temple.

The temple was abolished sometime in the mid-17th century, but was re-established in [[1679]]. It held the memorial plaques (''ihai'') of a number of [[Ryukyuan envoys to Edo]], including those of [[Chatan Choshu|Chatan Chôshu]] and [[Nago Chogen|Nago Chôgen]], who died in Kagoshima during their missions.<ref>Miyagi Eishô 宮城栄昌, ''Ryûkyû shisha no Edo nobori'' 琉球使者の江戸上り, Tokyo: Daiichi Shobô (1982), 208.</ref>

The temple was abolished sometime in the mid-17th century, but was re-established in [[1679]]. It held the memorial plaques (''ihai'') of a number of [[Ryukyuan envoys to Edo]], including those of [[Chatan Choshu|Chatan Chôshû]] and [[Nago Chogen|Nago Chôgen]], who died in Kagoshima during their missions.<ref>Miyagi Eishô 宮城栄昌, ''Ryûkyû shisha no Edo nobori'' 琉球使者の江戸上り, Tokyo: Daiichi Shobô (1982), 208.</ref>

Following the destruction of the temple, the site is today Dairyû Elementary School.

Following the destruction of the temple, the site is today Dairyû Elementary School.