Hōrin-ji (Harima)

Hōrin-ji (法輪寺) is a Rinzai Buddhist temple in Himeji, Hyōgo Prefecture (formerly Harima province).

Hōrin-ji
Religion
AffiliationZen, Rinzai sect
DeityŚākyamuni (Buddha)
Location
Location82, Inokuchi, Himeji, Hyogo, Japan
CountryJapan
Architecture
FounderAkamatsu Norimura

History

With the patronage of the Akamatsu clan, Sesson Yūbai was able to become the founder of a number of provincial Buddhist temple-monasteries, including Hōrin-ji in Harima.[1]

Hōrin-ji was ranked among the provincial jissatsu by the Muromachi shogunate,[1] which encouraged its shugo vassals to found monasteries in their domains.[2]

Prominent among Yūbai's followers were Akamatsu Norimura (1277-1350) and his son Akamatsu Norisuke (1314-1371).[1]

See also

  • For an explanation of terms concerning Japanese Buddhism, Japanese Buddhist art, and Japanese Buddhist temple architecture, see the Glossary of Japanese Buddhism.

Notes

  1. Hall, John Whitney. (1999). The Cambridge History of Japan, pp. 600-603.
  2. Hall, p. 602.

References

  • Hall, John Whitney. (1999). The Cambridge History of Japan: Medieval Japan, Vol. 3. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-22354-6; OCLC 165440083

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