contributor
26,977
edits
Changes
i'll come back to do more
*''Japanese'': 崇元寺 ''(Sougen-ji)''
Sôgen-ji was a Buddhist temple in [[Naha]], [[Okinawa Prefecture|Okinawa]]. All that survives of it today are its thick, heavy stone gates, which were originally constructed during an expansion of the temple in [[1496]].
At that same time in [[1496]], stelae were erected in honor of all the kings of [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû]]; the temple was thus so sacred and important that even the current king himself was expected to dismount before passing through the gates.
{{stub}}
==References==
*Kerr, George. ''Okinawa: The History of an Island People''. Revised Edition. Tuttle Publishing, 2000. pp109ff.
[[Category:Ryukyu]]
[[Category:Temples]]
Sôgen-ji was a Buddhist temple in [[Naha]], [[Okinawa Prefecture|Okinawa]]. All that survives of it today are its thick, heavy stone gates, which were originally constructed during an expansion of the temple in [[1496]].
At that same time in [[1496]], stelae were erected in honor of all the kings of [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû]]; the temple was thus so sacred and important that even the current king himself was expected to dismount before passing through the gates.
{{stub}}
==References==
*Kerr, George. ''Okinawa: The History of an Island People''. Revised Edition. Tuttle Publishing, 2000. pp109ff.
[[Category:Ryukyu]]
[[Category:Temples]]