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Seigen-ji is a Buddhist temple in the Uenoya neighborhood of [[Naha]] which is closely associated with [[Ameku Shrine]], one of the [[Ryukyu Eight Shrines]].

Seigen-ji is a Buddhist temple in the Uenoya neighborhood of [[Naha]] which is closely associated with [[Ameku Shrine]], one of the [[Ryukyu Eight Shrines]].

The temple, founded c. [[1465]]-[[1487]], was originally a [[Rinzai]] [[Zen]] temple, but later became a branch temple of [[Gokoku-ji (Okinawa)|Gokoku-ji]], and a temple of [[Shingon]] Buddhism.

The temple, founded c. [[1465]]-[[1487]], was originally a [[Rinzai]] [[Zen]] temple, but in [[1671]] became a branch temple of [[Gokoku-ji (Okinawa)|Gokoku-ji]], and a temple of [[Shingon]] Buddhism. The chief object of worship is an image of [[Kannon]].

The chief object of worship is an image of [[Kannon]].

During the [[Bakumatsu period]], due to its proximity to the landing point chosen by most European vessels, Seigen-ji was used as a site for formal meetings between royal representatives and the captains or crews of those ships. A group of Frenchmen stayed at Seigen-ji for four years beginning in [[1844]], and when the American [[Commodore Perry]] arrived in [[1853]], he established a small coaling station near the temple, along with storage for food and ammunition.

 

Some 27 Dutchmen, crew of a vessel which was shipwrecked at [[Miyakojima]], were granted lodgings at Seigen-ji for a time in [[1857]].<ref> Ishin Shiryô Kôyô 維新史料綱要, vol 2 (1937), 363.</ref>

 

The temple was destroyed in the Battle of Okinawa in 1945, but was reconstructed in 1958.

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==References==

==References==

*"[http://ryukyushimpo.jp/news/storyid-41855-storytopic-121.html Seigen-ji]," Okinawa Compact Encyclopedia 沖縄コンパクト事典, Ryukyu Shimpo, 1 March 2003.

*"[http://ryukyushimpo.jp/news/storyid-41855-storytopic-121.html Seigen-ji]," Okinawa Compact Encyclopedia 沖縄コンパクト事典, Ryukyu Shimpo, 1 March 2003.

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