Hōrin-ji (Harima)

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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.^[1]

Hōrin-ji was ranked among the provincial jissatsu by the Muromachi shogunate,^[1] which encouraged its shugo vassals to found monasteries in their domains.^[2]

Prominent among Yūbai's followers were Akamatsu Norimura (1277-1350) and his son Akamatsu Norisuke (1314-1371).^[1]

See also

• For an explanation of terms concerning Japanese Buddhism, Japanese Buddhist art, and Japanese Buddhist temple architecture, see the Glossary of Japanese Buddhism.

Notes

References

• Hall, John Whitney. (1999). The Cambridge History of Japan: Medieval Japan, Vol. 3. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 10-ISBN 0-521-22354-7/13-ISBN 978-0-521-22354-6; OCLC 165440083