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Gangyō ji

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+81 75-581-0183

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Japan, 〒607-8476 Kyoto Prefecture, Kyoto, Yamashina Ward, 花山河原町１３

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Gyōgan‑ji, Anao‑ji Temple, Imakumano Kannon‑ji, Kannonshō‑ji Temple, Matsunoo‑dera

Gangyō-ji (元慶寺, Gangyō-ji) is a Buddhist temple in Kyoto, founded by the priest Henjō. The Emperor Kōkō endowed the temple and the emperor Kazan abdicated in this temple.

History

Gangyō-ji was founded in the early Heian period.

  • 877 (Gangyō 1): The temple is founded, and it takes its name from the era (nengō) in which it was first established.
  • 986 (Kanna 2): The emperor Kazan abdicated in this temple. He renounced his throne and the world. Two courtiers, the chūnagon 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 Kazan-ji (花山寺, Temple of (Emperor) Kazan).

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    Gangyō-ji Wikipedia
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