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is a Buddhist temple in Kyoto, founded by the priest
Annales des empereurs du Japon.''
Paris: Oriental Translation Fund of Great Britain and Ireland.
is a Buddhist temple in Kyoto, founded by the priest Henjō
, better known as , was Japanese waka poet and Buddhist priest. In the poetry anthology ''Kokin Wakashū'', he is listed as one of the six notable waka poets and one of the thirty-six immortals of poetry.
Biography
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. The Emperor Kōkō
was the 58th emperor of Japan, Imperial Household Agency (''Kunaichō'') 光孝天皇 (58)/ref> according to the traditional order of succession.
Kōkō reigned from 884 to 887.
Traditional narrative
Before the emperor's ascension to the Chr ...
endowed the temple and the emperor Kazan
was the 65th emperor of Japan,Imperial Household Agency (''Kunaichō'') 花山天皇 (65)/ref> according to the traditional order of succession.
Kazan's reign spanned the years from 984 through 986.
Biography
Before his ascension to the Chrysan ...
abdicated in this temple.Ponsonby-Fane, R. (1959). ''Kyoto: the old Capital of Japan, 794-1869,'' pp. 113-114.
History
Gangyō-ji was founded in the earlyHeian period
The is the last division of classical Japanese history, running from 794 to 1185. It followed the Nara period, beginning when the 50th emperor, Emperor Kanmu, moved the capital of Japan to Heian-kyō (modern Kyoto). means "peace" in Japanese. ...
.
* 877 (''Gangyō
, also known as Genkei, was a after ''Jōgan'' and before ''Ninna.'' This period spanned the years from April 877 through February 885. The reigning emperor was .
Change of era
* January 18, 877 : The new era name was created to mark an event ...
1''): The temple is founded, and it takes its name from the era
An era is a span of time defined for the purposes of chronology or historiography, as in the regnal eras in the history of a given monarchy, a calendar era used for a given calendar, or the geological eras defined for the history of Earth.
Compa ...
(''nengō'') in which it was first established.Titsingh, Issac. (1834). ''Annales des empereurs du Japon,'' p. 124; Ponsonby-Fane, p. 114.
* 986 ('' Kanna 2''): The emperor Kazan
was the 65th emperor of Japan,Imperial Household Agency (''Kunaichō'') 花山天皇 (65)/ref> according to the traditional order of succession.
Kazan's reign spanned the years from 984 through 986.
Biography
Before his ascension to the Chrysan ...
abdicated in this temple. He renounced his throne and the world. Two courtiers, the ''chūnagon
was a counselor of the second rank in the Imperial court of Japan. The role dates from the 7th century.
The role was eliminated from the Imperial hierarchy in 701, but it was re-established in 705. This advisory position remained a part of the I ...
'' Yoshikane and the ''sachūben'' (左中辨 middle-level controller of the left) Korenari, decided to follow the former emperor's example and became Buddhist priests themselves. After this, the temple was also known more popularly as .
See also
*List of Buddhist temples in Kyoto
There are 1,600 Buddhist temples scattered throughout the prefecture of Kyoto.
Nara period in Kyoto (710-794)
* , also known as or .
* Otagi Nenbutsuji Temple
Heian period in Kyoto (794-1229)
* , also known as the .Ponsonby-Fane, p. 11 ...
* For an explanation of terms concerning Japanese Buddhism, Japanese Buddhist art, and Japanese Buddhist temple architecture, see the Glossary of Japanese Buddhism
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Notes
References
* Ponsonby-Fane, Richard Arthur Brabazon. (1956). ''Kyoto: The Old Capital of Japan, 794-1869.'' Kyoto: The Ponsonby Memorial Society. * Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). iyun-sai Rin-siyo/Hayashi Gahō, 1652">Hayashi_Gahō.html" ;"title="iyun-sai Rin-siyo/ iyun-sai Rin-siyo/Hayashi Gahō, 1652 ''Nipon o daï itsi ran">Hayashi Gahō">iyun-sai Rin-siyo/Hayashi Gahō, 1652">Hayashi_Gahō.html" ;"title="iyun-sai Rin-siyo/Hayashi Gahō">iyun-sai Rin-siyo/Hayashi Gahō, 1652 ''Nipon o daï itsi ran; ouAnnales des empereurs du Japon.''
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External links
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