Toji-in
京都府
Family temple of the Ashikaga shoguns founded by Takauji — wooden statues of all 15 shoguns enshrined
Founded
1341
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Temple
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5 min walk from Keifuku Toji-in Station
63 Toji-in Kita-machi, Kita-ku, Kyoto
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The family temple of the Ashikaga shoguns, founded by Ashikaga Takauji. The Reikoden hall houses wooden statues of all fifteen Ashikaga shoguns, and the garden attributed to Muso Soseki is beautiful.
Origins
Founded in 1341 by Ashikaga Takauji with Muso Soseki as founding priest. As the Ashikaga family temple, it enshrines memorial tablets and wooden statues of successive shoguns. The Reikoden hall displays all 15 shogunal statues from Takauji to Yoshiaki, plus one of Tokugawa Ieyasu. The northern garde…
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Divine Benefits
Warding Off Evil
Purification
Rebirth in Pure Land
Averting disaster, directional protection, warding off epidemics. Central at Fudo, Kannon, and Gion-related sites.
Derived from the enshrined deity "釈迦如来"
人Related Figures— 2
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Musō Soseki
National Teacher of Seven Reigns, Zen Garden Master
Age 66 at founding
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The Reikoden hall houses wooden statues of all fifteen Ashikaga shoguns, and the garden attributed to Muso Soseki is beautiful.
Ashikaga Takauji
First Shogun of the Muromachi Shogunate
Age 36 at founding
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The family temple of the Ashikaga shoguns, founded by Ashikaga Takauji. The Reikoden hall houses wooden statues of all fifteen Ashikaga shoguns, and the garden attributed to Muso Soseki is beautiful.
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