An independent Rinzai-affiliated temple founded around 1072 as a temple of imperial wish by Emperor Shirakawa, known as the memorial temple of Ashikaga Yoshiakira and Kusunoki Masatsura. It is a rare temple where the graves of enemies — Kusunoki Masatsura, loyal retainer of the Southern Court, and Ashikaga Yoshiakira, Shogun of the Northern Court — stand peacefully side by side, symbolizing the sp…
The temple is traditionally said to have been founded around 1072 as an imperially-vowed temple (chokuganji) by Emperor Shirakawa. Originally known as Zennyu-ji, it is believed to have comprised an extensive complex of halls in the Sagano area. During the Nanbokucho period, Ashikaga Yoshiakira, the …
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Derived from the enshrined deity "十一面千手観音"
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