Location Kamigōri, Hyogo, Japan Deity Śākyamuni (Buddha) Phone +81 791-52-4129 | Affiliation Zen, Rinzai sect Country Japan Founder Akamatsu Norimura | |
Address 637 Kokenawa, Kamigori, Ako District, Hyogo Prefecture 678-1277, Japan Similar Kokenawa Station, Kōnohara‑Enshin Station, Kamigōri Station, Shōkoku‑ji | ||
Hōun-ji (法雲寺) is a Rinzai Buddhist temple in 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 Hōun-ji in Harima.
Hōun-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
Hōun-ji (Kamigōri) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA