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*''Japanese'': 崇元寺 ''(Sougen-ji)''

*''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]].

Sôgen-ji was a Buddhist temple in [[Tomari]], [[Okinawa Prefecture|Okinawa]], originally constructed in the early half of the reign of King [[Sho Shin|Shô Shin]] (r. 1477-1526). All that survives of the temple 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.

At that same time in [[1496]], stelae were erected in honor of all the kings of [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû]]. In [[1527]], a pair of stelae were erected at the gates declaring that all who enter, even the reigning king himself, were expected to dismount before passing through the gates.

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