− | *''Established: [[1335]], [[Emperor Go-Daigo]]'' | + | *''Established: [[1335]], [[Ashikaga Takauji]]'' |
− | Hôkai-ji is a [[Tendai]] Buddhist temple in [[Kamakura]], founded by [[Emperor Go-Daigo]] in [[1335]]. It was built to replace the [[Hojo clan|Hôjô clan's]] family temple, [[Tosho-ji|Tôshô-ji]], following the [[1333]] [[siege of Kamakura]] and destruction of the Hôjô clan's hold on power, i.e. the fall of the [[Kamakura shogunate]]. The temple was completed in 1335, on the site of the Hôjô clan's mansion. | + | Hôkai-ji is a [[Tendai]] Buddhist temple in [[Kamakura]], founded in [[1335]] by [[Ashikaga Takauji]] at the suggestion of [[Emperor Go-Daigo]]. It was built to replace the [[Hojo clan|Hôjô clan's]] family temple, [[Tosho-ji|Tôshô-ji]], and to console the spirits of the fallen Hôjô, following the [[1333]] [[siege of Kamakura]] and destruction of the Hôjô clan's hold on power, i.e. the fall of the [[Kamakura shogunate]]. The temple was completed in 1335, on the site of the Hôjô clan's mansion. |