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| + | *''Established: [[1369]]'' |
| + | *''Other Names'': 瑞松山 ''(Zuishô-san)'' |
| *''Japanese'': 景福寺 ''(Keifuku-ji)'' | | *''Japanese'': 景福寺 ''(Keifuku-ji)'' |
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− | Keifuku-ji is a Buddhist temple in [[Himeji]] City. It is the site of the graves of a number of members of the [[Sakai clan]]. | + | Keifuku-ji is a [[Soto|Sôtô]] [[Zen]] Buddhist temple in [[Himeji]] City. Founded in [[1369]], it is the site of the graves of a number of [[Edo period]] members of the [[Sakai clan]]. |
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| + | Though originally founded at Mutsuse ([[Settsu province]]), it was later relocated to Harima-chô in the Tenshô era (1573-1592). Another Keifuku-ji was then established in [[1600]] just below [[Himeji castle]]. In [[1749]], lord of Himeji [[Matsudaira Tomonori]] was moved to [[Maebashi han]], and removed a local temple with him; [[Sakai Tadazumi]] then became lord of Himeji, and in [[1754]] relocated the Keifuku-ji to its current location, making it a ''[[bodaiji]]'' (family temple) of the Sakai clan. |
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| + | The temple is home to a number of [[Kamakura period]] Buddhist sculptures and a copy of a [[1685]] Korean bell. |
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| + | In [[1868]], forces from [[Okayama han]] encamped at the temple while besieging the castle, firing upon the castle until it eventually capitulated. A middle school was established on the grounds in [[1878]], and during World War I, several of the temple buildings were taken over by the [[Imperial Japanese Army]] for use as a POW camp. |
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| + | Matsudaira Tomonori is buried in the hills behind the temple, as is [[Kameyama Unpei]], the Himeji domain retainer who carried the message of surrender to the Okayama forces during their 1868 attack on the castle. |
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| ==Partial List of Burials== | | ==Partial List of Burials== |
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| ==References== | | ==References== |
− | *Plaques on-site at Keifuku-ji.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/45388961525/sizes/h/] | + | *Plaques on-site at Keifuku-ji.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/45388961525/sizes/h/][https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/31363361577/sizes/h/] |
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| [[Category:Temples]] | | [[Category:Temples]] |
| [[Category:Edo Period]] | | [[Category:Edo Period]] |