Hōun-ji (法雲寺) is a Rinzai Buddhist temple in Hyōgo Prefecture (formerly Harima province).

Hōun-ji
Religion
AffiliationZen, Rinzai sect
DeityŚākyamuni (Buddha)
Location
LocationKamigōri, Hyogo, Japan
CountryJapan
Architecture
FounderAkamatsu Norimura

History

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

Hōun-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

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

Notes

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

References

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  • 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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