Dairyu-ji

Plaques and stelae at the former site of Dairyû-ji

• Established: 1611
• Disestablished: 1869
• Japanese: 瑞雲山大龍寺 (Zuiunzan Dairyuuji)

Zuiunzan Dairyû-ji was a Rinzai Zen Buddhist temple in Kagoshima.

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-names of Takahisa and his son Shimazu Yoshihisa. Nanpo Bunshi was invited to be the first abbot of the temple.

Following the destruction of the temple, the site is today Dairyû Elementary School.

References

• Plaques on-site.

External Links

• Dairyû Elementary School on Google Maps