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| − | *''Founded: [[1428]], [[Hino | + | [[Image:Jijuin.jpg|right|thumb|400px|The gates to Jiju-in.]] |
| + | *''Founded: [[1428]], [[Hino Eishi]]'' | ||
*''Other Names'': 広徳山 ''(Koutoku-zan)'', 竹之御所 ''(Take no gosho)'', 烏丸御所 ''(Karasuma gosho)'' | *''Other Names'': 広徳山 ''(Koutoku-zan)'', 竹之御所 ''(Take no gosho)'', 烏丸御所 ''(Karasuma gosho)'' | ||
*''Japanese'': 慈受院 ''(Jiju-in)'' | *''Japanese'': 慈受院 ''(Jiju-in)'' | ||
| − | Jiju-in was a prominent nunnery established in [[1428]] by [[Hino | + | Jiju-in was a prominent nunnery established in [[1428]] by [[Hino Eishi]], in following with the last wishes of her late husband, [[Shogun]] [[Ashikaga Yoshimochi]], who died the previous year. |
Following its establishment, numerous members of the [[Imperial family]], members of the ''[[kuge]]'' such as the [[Konoe family|Konoe]] and [[Hanayama family|Hanayama families]], and of the [[Ashikaga clan|Ashikaga family]], took the tonsure and resided here. | Following its establishment, numerous members of the [[Imperial family]], members of the ''[[kuge]]'' such as the [[Konoe family|Konoe]] and [[Hanayama family|Hanayama families]], and of the [[Ashikaga clan|Ashikaga family]], took the tonsure and resided here. | ||
| − | The temple has been moved from its original location, | + | The temple has been moved from its original location, where it was erected on the former site of [[Fujiwara no Michinaga]]'s [[Hojo-ji|Hôjô-ji]]; Hôjô-ji was the model for the Usugumo Palace which appears in the [[Tale of Genji]], and as a result, Jiju-in has taken on the name "Usugumo Palace" (''Usugumo gosho'') as well. |
==References== | ==References== | ||
*Plaques on site. | *Plaques on site. | ||
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| + | ==External Links== | ||
| + | *[http://www.jijuin.com/ Jijuin Official Website]. | ||
| + | *[http://maps.google.com/maps/place?cid=6526266324047759676&q=%E6%85%88%E5%8F%97%E9%99%A2&hl=en&ved=0CA4Q-gswAA&sa=X&ei=clAfT9L7OpHRiAL90_ysDw&sig2=1vDXCN7qRtoYtGv3_VIPSA Jiju-in on Google Maps]. | ||
[[Category:Temples]] | [[Category:Temples]] | ||
Revision as of 20:55, 24 January 2012
- Founded: 1428, Hino Eishi
- Other Names: 広徳山 (Koutoku-zan), 竹之御所 (Take no gosho), 烏丸御所 (Karasuma gosho)
- Japanese: 慈受院 (Jiju-in)
Jiju-in was a prominent nunnery established in 1428 by Hino Eishi, in following with the last wishes of her late husband, Shogun Ashikaga Yoshimochi, who died the previous year.
Following its establishment, numerous members of the Imperial family, members of the kuge such as the Konoe and Hanayama families, and of the Ashikaga family, took the tonsure and resided here.
The temple has been moved from its original location, where it was erected on the former site of Fujiwara no Michinaga's Hôjô-ji; Hôjô-ji was the model for the Usugumo Palace which appears in the Tale of Genji, and as a result, Jiju-in has taken on the name "Usugumo Palace" (Usugumo gosho) as well.
References
- Plaques on site.
