''Monzeki'' (門跡) were

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ese

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priests of aristocratic or imperial lineage. The term was also applied to the

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in which they lived. An example of a ''monzeki'' temple is

Daikaku-ji is a Shingon Buddhist temple in Ukyō-ku, a western ward in the city of Kyoto, Japan. The site was originally a residence of Emperor Saga (785–842 CE), and later various emperors conducted their cloistered rule from here. The '' Saga Go- ...

in Kyoto.

References

* Japanese monarchy {{Japan-hist-stub