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| + | [[Image:Myokenji.jpg|right|thumb|320px|The main hall at Myôken-ji.]] |
| *''Established: [[1321]], [[Nichizo Shonin|Nichizô Shônin]]'' | | *''Established: [[1321]], [[Nichizo Shonin|Nichizô Shônin]]'' |
| *''Japanese'': 妙顕寺 ''(myouken-ji)'' | | *''Japanese'': 妙顕寺 ''(myouken-ji)'' |
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| Myôkenji is one of the chief temples of [[Nichiren Buddhism]], and was founded in [[1321]] by [[Nichizo Shonin|Nichizô Shônin]], a disciple of a disciple of [[Nichiren]] himself. It was the first Nichiren temple to be established in [[Kyoto]], and received special recognition and rank from [[Emperor Go-Daigo]] in [[1334]]. | | Myôkenji is one of the chief temples of [[Nichiren Buddhism]], and was founded in [[1321]] by [[Nichizo Shonin|Nichizô Shônin]], a disciple of a disciple of [[Nichiren]] himself. It was the first Nichiren temple to be established in [[Kyoto]], and received special recognition and rank from [[Emperor Go-Daigo]] in [[1334]]. |
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− | It was not always on its current site, however. It was moved from its original location, near Nishitôin Nijô, to the current site in [[1593]], on the orders of [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi]]. The temple burned down in the [[Great Fire of Temmei]] in [[1788]], and was rebuilt in [[1834]]; it is that 1834 reconstruction which still stands today. The graves of [[Ogata Korin|Ogata Kôrin]] and [[Ogata Kenzan]] can be found in the sub-temple Senmyôin nearby, while the main temple holds in its vaults a number of famous works by Kôrin (and presumably by his brother as well). | + | It was not always on its current site, however. It was moved from its original location, near Nishitôin Nijô, to the current site in [[1593]], on the orders of [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi]]. The temple burned down in the [[Great Temmei Fire]] in [[1788]], and was rebuilt in [[1834]]; it is that 1834 reconstruction which still stands today. The graves of [[Ogata Korin|Ogata Kôrin]] and [[Ogata Kenzan]] can be found in the sub-temple Senmyôin nearby, while the main temple holds in its vaults a number of famous works by Kôrin (and presumably by his brother as well). |
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| ==References== | | ==References== |
| *Plaques on-site. | | *Plaques on-site. |
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| + | ==External Links== |
| + | *[http://maps.google.com/maps?q=%E4%BA%AC%E9%83%BD%E5%B8%82%E5%A6%99%E9%A1%95%E5%AF%BA&hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=35.034688,135.754237&spn=0.004744,0.004023&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=37.546691,32.958984&t=h&hq=%E4%BA%AC%E9%83%BD%E5%B8%82%E5%A6%99%E9%A1%95%E5%AF%BA&z=17 Myôkenji on Google Maps] |
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| [[Category:Temples]] | | [[Category:Temples]] |
| [[Category:Kamakura Period]] | | [[Category:Kamakura Period]] |