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Hosshô-ji was a temple in [[Kyoto]] established by [[Emperor Shirakawa]] in [[1075]].

Hosshô-ji was a temple in [[Kyoto]] established by [[Emperor Shirakawa]] in [[1075]].

The site had formerly been a [[Fujiwara clan]] villa, but came into the hands of Emperor Shirakawa during the time of [[Fujiwara Morosuke]] (1042-1101). The villa thus came to be called the Shirakawa-in; Emperor Shirakawa built a temple on the grounds and called it Hosshô-ji. It included an 80 meter tall octagonal nine-story pagoda, the tallest building in the country at that time.

The site had formerly been a [[Fujiwara clan]] villa, but came into the hands of Emperor Shirakawa during the time of Shirakawa's father-in-law [[Fujiwara no Morozane]] (1042-1101). The villa thus came to be called the Shirakawa-in; Emperor Shirakawa built a temple on the grounds and called it Hosshô-ji. It included an 80 meter tall octagonal nine-story pagoda, the tallest building in the country at that time.

Many of the temple's buildings were destroyed in an earthquake in [[1185]]; the pagoda survived the earthquake but was destroyed by lightning in [[1208]]. [[Zen]] master Eisai, the ''daikanjin'' (head of donations collection), saw it rebuilt, but it was destroyed along with the rest of the temple in a fire in [[1342]]. A few buildings were rebuilt, but the temple declined and eventually went defunct.

Many of the temple's buildings were destroyed in an earthquake in [[1185]]; the pagoda survived the earthquake but was destroyed by lightning in [[1208]]. [[Zen]] master Eisai, the ''daikanjin'' (head of donations collection), saw it rebuilt, but it was destroyed along with the rest of the temple in a fire in [[1342]]. A few buildings were rebuilt, but the temple declined and eventually went defunct.