Yoshizaki-gobō

Yoshizaki-gobō (吉崎御坊) was a temple in the town of Arawashi, Sakai District, Fukui Prefecture, Japan. It is best known for its connection to Rennyo, the founder of the Ikkō sect of Buddhism. At the time, it was simply Yoshizaki, Echizen Province.

When Rennyo was chased from Kyoto and out of his position as Chief Abbot of the Hongan-ji, in 1471, Ichijoin of Kōfuku-ji, priest of Yoshizaki, left it to Rennyo. He built a priestly residence there, and quickly gained a following among the surrounding peasants and farmers which developed into the sect of Ikkō, or 'single-mindedness.'

The residence was destroyed by fire in 1474 and rebuilt, only to be destroyed again the following year, after which Rennyo left, returning to Kyoto. In 1506, Echizen Province was invaded by the Asakura clan of Kaga Province. The Ikkō-ikki failed to fight them off, the priests' residence was destroyed, and Yoshizaki was abandoned as a temple.

A new temple was built in 1747, belonging to a different sect.

Coordinates: 36°17′14″N 136°15′03″E / 36.287097°N 136.250806°E / 36.287097; 136.250806

Buddhist temples in Japan

Japanese Buddhist architecture

Architectonic elements	hidden roof hisashi irimoya kaerumata: see nakazonae kairō karahafu karesansui kentozuka: see nakazonae komainu katōmado mokoshi moya nakazonae Niō or Kongōrikishi sandō shichidō garan shōrō sōrin tokyō tōrō onigawara

Mon (gates)	karamon nijūmon niōmon rōmon sanmon sōmon torii

Buildings	Chinjusha chōzuya/temizuya -dō main hall (kon-dō, hon-dō, butsuden) kuri kyōzō or kyō-dō shoin

Japanese pagodas	gorintō hōkyōintō hōtō kasatōba sotōba muhōtō tahōtō

Styles	Daibutsuyō Wayō Setchūyō Shoin-zukuri Shin-Wayō Zenshūyō Ōbaku Zen architecture

Others	A-un ken

Schools and objects of worship

Major schools	Jōdo Nichiren Shingon Tendai

Zen schools	Sōtō Ōbaku Rinzai

Nanto rokushū	Jōjitsu Hossō Kusha Kegon Ritsu Sanron

Objects of worship	Amida Nyōrai Benzaiten Dainichi Nyorai Jizō Kannon Marishi-ten Shaka Nyorai Shitennō (Four Kings) Twelve Heavenly Generals (Jūni Shinshō) Yakushi Nyorai

Other elements

Implements	kei (ritual gong) mokugyō

Others	bussokuseki butsudan Glossary of Japanese Buddhism Japanese Buddhist pantheon jingū-ji miyadera saisenbako

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