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Eigen ji

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Affiliation
  
Rinzai

Opened
  
1361

Founder
  
Jakushitsu Genkō

Country
  
Completed
  
1361

Phone
  
+81 748-27-0016

Eigen-ji

Location
  
41 Eigenjitakano-cho, Higashiohmi-shi, Shiga-ken, 527-0212

Address
  
41 Eigenji Takanocho, Higashiomi, Shiga Prefecture 527-0212, Japan

Similar
  
Yōkaichi Station, Hyakusai‑ji Temple, Saimyō‑ji Temple, Kongōrin‑ji Temple, Ishigure Pass

Autumn buzz at eigen ji in shiga ken


Eigen-ji (永源寺) is one of 14 autonomous branches of the Rinzai school of Japanese Zen, founded in 1361 by the lord of Ōmi province—Sasaki Ujiyori. The temple is in modern-day Higashiōmi, Shiga prefecture of Japan.

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Eigen ji temple


History

Eigen-ji's first abbot was the famous poet and roshi Jakushitsu Genko. It was a popular destination for members of the 'Five Mountain Schools of Zen' during the Onin War of the 15th century. After a series of fires that burned the place down during the late 15th and first half of the 16th century, a newly installed abbot named Isshi Bunshu restored the temple. He is commonly referred to as its second founder.

Present day

Today it is the head temple of the Eigen-ji branch of Rinzai Zen and governs more than 120 temples and one monastery.

References

Eigen-ji Wikipedia


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