Fundan-in is a sub-temple of Tofukuji founded in the Gen-o era (1321–1324) by the regent Ichijo Uchitsune to pray for his father's soul, popularly known as "Sesshuji" (Sesshu Temple) after the karesansui garden attributed to the artist Sesshu. The garden, called the Crane and Turtle Garden, preserves the Muromachi-period style of garden design and is designated a National Place of Scenic Beauty. T…
Fundan-in was founded in the Gen-o era (1321–1324) as a sub-temple of Tofukuji by the regent Ichijo Uchitsune to pray for the soul of his late father, and served as the family temple of the Ichijo clan throughout the medieval period. During the Muromachi period, the monk-painter Sesshu is said to ha…
Cleansing impurity, spiritual purification, driving away evil. Rooted in misogi ablutions and goma fire rites.
Derived from the enshrined deity "阿弥陀如来"
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