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She was born in [[1628]], the second daughter of a [[Nishijin]] grocer. In her childhood, she was called Tama. She was later adopted by [[Honjo Munetoshi|Honjô Munetoshi]], steward<!--家司--> for [[Kanpaku]] [[Nijo Mitsuhira|Nijô Mitsuhira]]. Traveling to [[Edo]] as the result of some interaction or connection with O-Ume, daughter of Rokujô Yûjun (a member of the Ôoku), Tama entered the Ôoku herself as a concubine of Shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu, and eventually gave birth to Tokugawa Tsunayoshi, who would grow up to be Shogun himself. After Tsunayoshi became Shogun in [[1680]], she took up residence in the ''san-no-maru'' (third bailey) of [[Edo castle]], and came to be known as San-no-maru-dono as a result.
She was born in [[1628]], the second daughter of a [[Nishijin]] grocer. In her childhood, she was called Tama. She was later adopted by [[Honjo Munetoshi|Honjô Munetoshi]], steward<!--家司--> for [[Kanpaku]] [[Nijo Mitsuhira|Nijô Mitsuhira]]. Traveling to [[Edo]] as the result of some interaction or connection with O-Ume, daughter of Rokujô Yûjun (a member of the Ôoku), Tama entered the Ôoku herself as a concubine of Shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu, and eventually gave birth to Tokugawa Tsunayoshi, who would grow up to be Shogun himself. After Tsunayoshi became Shogun in [[1680]], she took up residence in the ''san-no-maru'' (third bailey) of [[Edo castle]], and came to be known as San-no-maru-dono as a result.
A private temple was established for her in Edo in [[1682]]; this would later become the Edo [[Gokoku-ji (Tokyo)|Gokoku-ji]]. Keishôin was also involved in the construction of [[Zenko-ji|Zenkô-ji]], a fifteen-year project.<ref>Anne Walthall, "Hiding the shoguns: Secrecy and the nature of political authority in Tokugawa Japan," in Bernard Scheid and Mark Teeuwen (eds.) ''The Culture of Secrecy in Japanese Religion'', Routledge (2006), 347-348, 353n28.</ref>
In [[1702]], she rose to the [[court ranks|Junior First Rank]], and many members of her family, beginning with her (adoptive) younger brother [[Honjo Munesuke|Honjô Munesuke]], enjoyed the benefits of serving as direct shogunal vassals. It was around this time that her Buddhist devotion grew stronger, and she eventually took on the Buddhist name Keishôin.
In [[1702]], she rose to the [[court ranks|Junior First Rank]], and many members of her family, beginning with her (adoptive) younger brother [[Honjo Munesuke|Honjô Munesuke]], enjoyed the benefits of serving as direct shogunal vassals. It was around this time that her Buddhist devotion grew stronger, and she eventually took on the Buddhist name Keishôin.
*"[http://kotobank.jp/word/%E6%A1%82%E6%98%8C%E9%99%A2 Keishôin]." ''Sekai daihyakka jiten'' 世界大百科事典. Hitachi Solutions, 2012.
*"[http://kotobank.jp/word/%E6%A1%82%E6%98%8C%E9%99%A2 Keishôin]." ''Sekai daihyakka jiten'' 世界大百科事典. Hitachi Solutions, 2012.
*Plaque at [[Imamiya Shrine]], [[Kyoto]].
*Plaque at [[Imamiya Shrine]], [[Kyoto]].
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