Sammon Gate of Bairinji Temple in Kurume, Fukuoka

Kongokutsu Hall of Bairinji Temple in Kurume, Fukuoka

is a

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temple in

Kurume is a city in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. As of June 1, 2019, the city has an estimated population of 303,579 and a population density of 1,320 persons per km². The total area is 229.96 km². On February 5, 2005, the town of Kitano (from ...

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. Its honorary '' sangō'' prefix is . It is known as a representative training ''dojo'' temple of the Myōshin-ji school in Kyushu which faces the clear stream of the

Chikugo River The flows through Kumamoto, Ōita, Fukuoka and Saga prefectures in Japan. With a total length of , it is the longest river on Kyūshū. It flows from Mount Aso and empties into the Ariake Sea. It is also nicknamed "Chikushijirō". The up ...

History

Mausoleum of Arima Clan in Bairinji Temple in Kurume, Fukuoka

The temple was originally located in

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and called Zuigan-ji (瑞巌寺). In 1620, however, Arima Toyōji () who was transferred from

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() in the Tanba Province to

Kurume Domain was a Japanese domain of the Edo period. It was associated with Chikugo Province in modern-day Fukuoka Prefecture on the island of Kyushu. In the han system, Kurume was a political and economic abstraction based on periodic cadastral surveys ...

, started to move to the present location in the following year. Later it was renamed to Bairin-ji which is associated with his father Noriyori's

posthumous name A posthumous name is an honorary name given mostly to the notable dead in East Asian culture. It is predominantly practiced in East Asian countries such as China, Korea, Vietnam, Japan, and Thailand. Reflecting on the person's accomplishments or ...

, Bairin'in-den (梅林院殿) and became a mausoleum of the successive Kurume Domain. There remains a grave of the

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, including Toyōji.

Important Cultural Properties

The colored silk wooden Avalokiteśvara statue in the main hall is the work of the Kamakura period.

The Garden

The Gaien (外苑) is a garden which is adjacent to Chikugo River side to the north side. Approximately 30 species of 500 plums donated by the citizens, and many azaleas are planted in the garden. It was opened as a park in 1958 to commemorate the 350 years old of the founding priest, Umon Genkyū Zenji (禹門玄級禅師).

References

External links

Bairin-ji Temple - Kurume Convention Bureau
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bairin-Ji Buddhist temples in Fukuoka Prefecture Rinzai school Buildings and structures in Fukuoka Prefecture Kurume