is an
ÅŒbaku
The is one of several schools of Zen in Japanese Buddhism, in addition to SÅtÅ and Rinzai.
History
Often termed the third sect of Zen Buddhism in Japan, Ōbaku-shū was established in 1661 by a small faction of masters from China and their ...
Zen
Zen ( zh, t=禪, p=Chán; ja, text= 禅, translit=zen; ko, text=ì„ , translit=Seon; vi, text=Thiá»n) is a school of Mahayana Buddhism that originated in China during the Tang dynasty, known as the Chan School (''Chánzong'' 禪宗), and ...
temple in
Kokurakita-ku, Kitakyūshū
is a ward of Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka, Japan. It is the north part of what used to be Kokura City before the merger of five cities to create the new city of Kitakyūshū in 1963. JR Kyūshū's Kokura Station is the main rail hub of Kitakyūshū, ...
,
Fukuoka
is the sixth-largest city in Japan, the second-largest port city after Yokohama, and the capital city of Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. The city is built along the shores of Hakata Bay, and has been a center of international commerce since ancie ...
,
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
. Its honorary ''
sangÅ'' prefix is . Fukuju-ji is one of two ''
bodaiji
A in Japanese Buddhism is a temple which, generation after generation, takes care of a family's dead, giving them burial and performing ceremonies in their soul's favor.Iwanami kojien The name is derived from the term , which originally meant jus ...
'' (è©æ寺), or funeral temples, dedicated to
Ogasawara Tadazane
was a Japanese samurai ''daimyÅ'' of the early Edo period.
Early life
Tadazane was the son of (1569–1615) with Toku-hime, daughter of Matsudaira Nobuyasu and granddaughter of Tokugawa Ieyasu. He married Kamehime, daughter of Honda Tadamasa ...
, the first ''daimyÅ'' of
Kokura Domain
, also known as or then , was a Japanese domain of the Edo period. It was associated with Buzen Province in modern-day Fukuoka Prefecture on the island of Kyushu.
In the han system, Kokura was a political and economic abstraction based on perio ...
. (The other is
Toyokawa
is a city in the eastern part of Aichi Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 183,930 in 72,949 households, and a population density of 1,141 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . Toyokawa, famous for its Toyoka ...
's
Rinzai-ji
, is a Buddhist temple belonging to the MyÅshin-ji branch of the Rinzai school of Japanese Zen, Buddhism located in the Aoi ward of the city of Shizuoka, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. Its main image is a statue of Amida NyÅrai. It was the ' ...
.)
History
The temple was founded in 1665 by
Ogasawara Tadazane
was a Japanese samurai ''daimyÅ'' of the early Edo period.
Early life
Tadazane was the son of (1569–1615) with Toku-hime, daughter of Matsudaira Nobuyasu and granddaughter of Tokugawa Ieyasu. He married Kamehime, daughter of Honda Tadamasa ...
with support from
Sokuhi Nyoitsu
was a Buddhist monk of the ÅŒbaku Zen sect, and was also an accomplished poet and calligrapher. His teacher Ingen RyÅ«ki, Mokuan ShÅtÅ and Sokuhi were together known as the "Three Brushes of ÅŒbaku" or ÅŒbaku no Sanpitsu.
China
Sokuhi was b ...
, a Chinese monk. In 1669,
Ogasawara Tadataka (
å°ç¬ åŽŸå¿ é›„), the second ''daimyÅ'' of Kokura, began planning the construction of the temple such as KaisandÅ hall, the main hall, a bell tower and so on.
Many temple structures were destroyed by fire in the
Summer War
The Summer War (Estonian: ''Suvesõda)'' was the occupation of Estonia during the Second World War. It was fought between the Forest Brothers (Metsavennad), the Omakaitse, and the Wehrmacht's 18th Army against the forces of the 8th Army of the U ...
of 1866.
However, much of the temple and its numerous annexes, include the Buddha-Hall (ä»æ®¿ ''
butsuden
Main hall is the building within a Japanese Buddhist temple compound ('' garan'') which enshrines the main object of veneration.KÅjien Japanese dictionary Because the various denominations deliberately use different terms, this single English t ...
''), the Chinese style architecture rebuilt in 1802, was survived after the war.
Gallery
File:Fukuju-ji Gyoban.jpg, Gyoban
A wooden fish, also known as a Chinese temple block, wooden bell, or ''muyu'', is a type of woodblock that originated from East Asia that is used by monks and lay people in the Mahayana tradition of Buddhism. They are used by Buddhist ceremonie ...
(fish board)
File:Fukuju-ji Fujimon 01.jpg, Sanmon
A , also called , is the most important gate of a Japanese Zen Buddhist temple, and is part of the Zen ''shichidÅ garan'', the group of buildings that forms the heart of a Zen Buddhist temple.JAANUS It can be often found in temples of other den ...
File:Mausoleum of Ogasawara clan at Fukuju-ji.jpg, The Mausoleum of Ogasawara clan
The was a Japanese samurai clan descended from the Seiwa Genji.Papinot, Jacques. (2003)''Nobiliare du Japon'' – Ogasawara, pp. 44–45 Papinot, Jacques Edmond Joseph. (1906). ''Dictionnaire d’histoire et de géographie du Japon.'' (in Fren ...
Fukuju-ji Kaisando.jpg, Kaisando
A , also termed the Founder's Hall, is a temple structure in a Japanese Buddhist monastery complex or other temple where an image (or images) of the founding abbot and other significant teachers and Buddha ancestors are kept,Kinoshita, 58 along w ...
References
External links
Fukuju-ji - Kitakyushu City
Buddhist temples in Fukuoka Prefecture
Buildings and structures in Kitakyushu
Tourist attractions in Kitakyushu
Religious buildings and structures completed in 1665
1660s establishments in Japan
1665 establishments in Asia
Obaku temples
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