Eigen-ji
The Eigen-ji ( Japanese 永 源 寺 ) is a Buddhist temple in the administrative area of the Japanese city of Higashiōmi (Shiga Prefecture) and has been one of the main temples of the Rinzai-shū since the Meiji period (1880) with currently around 120 branch temples . It is a popular destination for tourists in autumn because of the impressive discoloration of the flora there.
history
The temple was founded in 1361 by the governor of Ōmi province , Sasaki Ujiyori ( 佐 々 木 氏 頼 ; 1326-1370). The Zen master Jakushitsu Genkō ( 寂 室 元 光 ; 1290-1367) was appointed as the first headmaster .
When the mighty Gozan temples of Heian-kyōs ( Kyōto ) became involved in military conflicts during the Ōnin war , many of the most influential Zen monks of the then capital of the country fled to the Eigen-ji, which made this temple an important religious and religious one for some time cultural center became.
During the Sengoku period , the Eigen-ji was itself a victim of armed conflict and was finally completely destroyed by several fires. Only under the monk Isshi Bunshu ( 一絲 文 守 ; 1608–1646), who became head of the temple at the request of Tennō Go-Mizunoo in 1643 , extensive reconstruction work began.
Another outstanding leader of the Eigen-ji was the monk scholar Ashizu Jitsuzen ( 芦 津 実 全 ; 1850-1921).
Web links
- Information on rinnou.net - English
- Photo gallery
Coordinates: 35 ° 4 ′ 50.17 " N , 136 ° 19 ′ 10.55" E