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. |