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*''Founded: [[1367]], [[Raiju Hoin|Raijû Hôin]]''
*''Other Names'': 安禅寺 ''(anzenji)'', 海山寺 ''(kaizanji)''
*''Japanese'': 護国寺 ''(gokoku-ji)''
Gokoku-ji (lit. "Protection of the Nation Temple") is a [[Shingon]] temple in [[Naha]], [[Okinawa]], founded in [[1367]] by the Japanese monk [[Raiju Hoin|Raijû Hôin]]. The temple, located adjacent to [[Naminoue Shrine]] was a major religious site for both the [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|native Okinawan kingdoms]], and the current [[Okinawa Prefecture]].
The temple was taken over from [[1846]]-[[1853]] by Protestant missionary [[Bernard Bettelheim]], who kicked out the monks, and removed much of the objects of worship and other religious objects from the temple.
Gokoku-ji's temple bell was given by the regent to [[Commodore Matthew Perry]] in [[1853]] as a gift from the kingdom. The bell, cast in [[1465]], was for many years kept at the US Naval Academy at Annapolis, and rung when the Navy defeated the US Army in football. It was returned to Okinawa in 1987; a replica hangs at Annapolis today.
The temple was rebuilt following World War II. The facade of the main worship hall today bears a pair of large golden seals - one, the royal seal of the Ryukyuan royal [[Sho dynasty|Shô dynasty]], and the other, the seal of the Government of Japan. A monument to Bettelheim was erected in 1926.
==References==
*"[http://ryukyushimpo.jp/news/storyid-41384-storytopic-121.html Gokoku-ji]." ''Okinawa Compact Encyclopedia'' 沖縄コンパクト事典. Ryukyu Shimpo. 1 March 2003.
*Honan, William. "[http://www.nytimes.com/1991/04/06/arts/a-1465-bell-war-booty-to-go-back-to-okinawa.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm A 1465 Bell, War Booty, To Go Back To Okinawa]." New York Times. 6 April 1991.
[[Category:Ryukyu]]
[[Category:Temples]]
*''Other Names'': 安禅寺 ''(anzenji)'', 海山寺 ''(kaizanji)''
*''Japanese'': 護国寺 ''(gokoku-ji)''
Gokoku-ji (lit. "Protection of the Nation Temple") is a [[Shingon]] temple in [[Naha]], [[Okinawa]], founded in [[1367]] by the Japanese monk [[Raiju Hoin|Raijû Hôin]]. The temple, located adjacent to [[Naminoue Shrine]] was a major religious site for both the [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|native Okinawan kingdoms]], and the current [[Okinawa Prefecture]].
The temple was taken over from [[1846]]-[[1853]] by Protestant missionary [[Bernard Bettelheim]], who kicked out the monks, and removed much of the objects of worship and other religious objects from the temple.
Gokoku-ji's temple bell was given by the regent to [[Commodore Matthew Perry]] in [[1853]] as a gift from the kingdom. The bell, cast in [[1465]], was for many years kept at the US Naval Academy at Annapolis, and rung when the Navy defeated the US Army in football. It was returned to Okinawa in 1987; a replica hangs at Annapolis today.
The temple was rebuilt following World War II. The facade of the main worship hall today bears a pair of large golden seals - one, the royal seal of the Ryukyuan royal [[Sho dynasty|Shô dynasty]], and the other, the seal of the Government of Japan. A monument to Bettelheim was erected in 1926.
==References==
*"[http://ryukyushimpo.jp/news/storyid-41384-storytopic-121.html Gokoku-ji]." ''Okinawa Compact Encyclopedia'' 沖縄コンパクト事典. Ryukyu Shimpo. 1 March 2003.
*Honan, William. "[http://www.nytimes.com/1991/04/06/arts/a-1465-bell-war-booty-to-go-back-to-okinawa.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm A 1465 Bell, War Booty, To Go Back To Okinawa]." New York Times. 6 April 1991.
[[Category:Ryukyu]]
[[Category:Temples]]
