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Honryû-ji was a Buddhist temple in [[Kagoshima]] where the first five heads of the [[Shimazu clan]] were buried. Today, only a small portion of the temple grounds (including the Shimazu graves) survives. | Honryû-ji was a Buddhist temple in [[Kagoshima]] where the first five heads of the [[Shimazu clan]] were buried. Today, only a small portion of the temple grounds (including the Shimazu graves) survives. | ||
| − | A branch temple of the [[Ji sect]] temple [[Jokomyo-ji|Jôkômyô-ji]], it was originally known as Godô-in, a reference to the five lords buried there.<ref>The five all bore Buddhist posthumous names including the character 道 (''dô'').</ref> The temple was renamed Honryû-ji during the time of the 19th clan head, [[Shimazu Mitsuhisa]], and was expanded under the 18th ([[Shimazu Tadatsune|Shimazu Iehisa]]), 20th ([[Shimazu Tsunataka]]), and 21st ([[Shimazu Yoshitaka]]). | + | A branch temple of the [[Jishu|Ji sect]] temple [[Jokomyo-ji (Kagoshima)|Jôkômyô-ji]], it was originally known as Godô-in, a reference to the five lords buried there.<ref>The five all bore Buddhist posthumous names including the character 道 (''dô'').</ref> The temple was renamed Honryû-ji during the time of the 19th clan head, [[Shimazu Mitsuhisa]], and was expanded under the 18th ([[Shimazu Tadatsune|Shimazu Iehisa]]), 20th ([[Shimazu Tsunataka]]), and 21st ([[Shimazu Yoshitaka]]). |
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- Japanese: 本立寺 (honryuu ji)
Honryû-ji was a Buddhist temple in Kagoshima where the first five heads of the Shimazu clan were buried. Today, only a small portion of the temple grounds (including the Shimazu graves) survives.
A branch temple of the Ji sect temple Jôkômyô-ji, it was originally known as Godô-in, a reference to the five lords buried there.[1] The temple was renamed Honryû-ji during the time of the 19th clan head, Shimazu Mitsuhisa, and was expanded under the 18th (Shimazu Iehisa), 20th (Shimazu Tsunataka), and 21st (Shimazu Yoshitaka).
References
- "Honryû-ji ato," Kagoshima Digital Museum, 2011.
- ↑ The five all bore Buddhist posthumous names including the character 道 (dô).
