Eigen-ji

Eigen-ji
Information
Denomination Rinzai
Founded 1361
People
Founder(s) Sasaki Ujiyori
Jakushitsu Genko
Location
Address 41 Eigenjitakano-cho, Higashiohmi-shi, Shiga-ken, 527-0212
Country Japan
Website http://eigenji-t.jp//

Eigen-ji (永源寺) is one of fourteen autonomous branches of the Rinzai school of Japanese Zen, founded in 1361 by the lord of Ōmi province—Sasaki Ujiyori. The temple is located in modern-day Higashiōmi, Shiga prefecture of Japan, and its 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 and is commonly referred to as its second founder. Today it is the head temple of the Eigen-ji branch of Rinzai Zen, and governs more than 120 temples and one monastery.[1][2]

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Notes

  1. Dumoulin, 205
  2. Head Temples

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Coordinates: 35°04′52″N 136°19′12″E / 35.081°N 136.320°E / 35.081; 136.320


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