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| − | Rishû | + | Rishû Joô, or Princess Rishû, was the fourth daughter of [[Emperor Nakamikado]]. |
She entered the temple of [[Hokyo-ji|Hôkyô-ji]]<!--宝鏡寺--> in [[1731]]/8, at the age of six, and served initially as meals-announcer (喝食), a typical honorary role within a [[Zen]] temple. She formally took the tonsure two years later, in [[1733]]/9, as a nun associated with both Hôkyô-ji and [[Daiji-ji]], which were under the same chief priest (or abbot). In [[1740]]/3, she received permission from the emperor to wear purple robes (the robes of a high priest), and became head of [[Keiai-ji]], the chief of the [[Five Nunneries]] (''ama-gozan'') of [[Kyoto]]. | She entered the temple of [[Hokyo-ji|Hôkyô-ji]]<!--宝鏡寺--> in [[1731]]/8, at the age of six, and served initially as meals-announcer (喝食), a typical honorary role within a [[Zen]] temple. She formally took the tonsure two years later, in [[1733]]/9, as a nun associated with both Hôkyô-ji and [[Daiji-ji]], which were under the same chief priest (or abbot). In [[1740]]/3, she received permission from the emperor to wear purple robes (the robes of a high priest), and became head of [[Keiai-ji]], the chief of the [[Five Nunneries]] (''ama-gozan'') of [[Kyoto]]. | ||
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- Born: 1725
- Died: 1764
- Other Names: 嘉久宮 (Kaku-no-miya), 寿厳理長 (Jugen richou), 逸厳理秀 (Itsugen Rishuu)
- Japanese: 理秀女王 (Rishuu joou)
Rishû Joô, or Princess Rishû, was the fourth daughter of Emperor Nakamikado.
She entered the temple of Hôkyô-ji in 1731/8, at the age of six, and served initially as meals-announcer (喝食), a typical honorary role within a Zen temple. She formally took the tonsure two years later, in 1733/9, as a nun associated with both Hôkyô-ji and Daiji-ji, which were under the same chief priest (or abbot). In 1740/3, she received permission from the emperor to wear purple robes (the robes of a high priest), and became head of Keiai-ji, the chief of the Five Nunneries (ama-gozan) of Kyoto.
Following her death in 1764, Rishû was buried at Shinnyo-ji in Kyoto.
References
- Gallery label, "Hôkyôjigû he Kakunomiya okata gonyûji," National Museum of Japanese History.[1]
