Affiliation Zen, Rinzai sect Country Japan Founder Akamatsu Norimura | Deity Śākyamuni (Buddha) Phone +81 79-293-5941 | |
Location 82, Inokuchi, Himeji, Hyogo, Japan Address 82 Inokuchi, Himeji, Hyogo Prefecture 670-0983, Japan Similar Keifukuji, Kameya Temple, Gyohosan Myosen Temple, Sanroku Station, Tendaish Shoshaz Temple | ||
Hōrin-ji (法輪寺) is a Rinzai Buddhist temple in Himeji, Hyōgo Prefecture (formerly Harima province).
History
With the patronage of the Akamatsu clan, Sesson Yūbai was able to become the founder of a number of provincial Buddhist temple-monasteries, including Hōrin-ji in Harima.
Hōrin-ji was ranked among the provincial jissatsu by the Muromachi shogunate, which encouraged its shugo vassals to found monasteries in their domains.
Prominent among Yūbai's followers were Akamatsu Norimura (1277-1350) and his son Akamatsu Norisuke (1314-1371).
References
Hōrin-ji (Harima) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA