Anrakuji Temple (Fukuoka) - Anrakuji

Japanese: 安楽寺（福岡） - あんらくじ

…However, because these Kyushu Tandai were all foreign powers, they had few tributaries within their jurisdictions and their economic base was weak. To make up for this, for example, Noriyoshi Isshiki actively carried out land disposals, but this was difficult to do due to the presence of the main powers, so Ryoshun Imagawa widely carried out half-payments on temple and shrine lands and entrusted them to stipend holders, and in particular firmly controlled the Anrakuji Tenmangu Shrine in Dazaifu.
[Measures taken by Imagawa Ryoshun]
The three most representative Kyushu tandai during this turbulent period are Isshiki Noriuji, Ashikaga Tadafuyu, and Imagawa Ryōshun, and the style of the documents they issued each has its own characteristics and can be categorized.

From Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine

…This is said to be the origin of Tenmangu Shrine. Shortly thereafter, the tomb temple, Anrakuji Temple, was also founded, and the temple was integrated with Tenmangu Shrine until the Shinbutsu Bunri Edict was issued in the early Meiji period. The first head priest of the temple was Michizane's grandson, Heitada, and successive head priests were selected from the descendants of the Sugawara clan. …

From Chikugo Province

The vassals of the province included the Kusano, Oki, Kamitsuma, Araki, Yokomizo, Aki (Miike), Sakami, and Nishimuta clans. Many of the manors were Anrakuji estates, such as Aoki, Iwata, Tajima, Iidoku, Mizuta, Nagata, Kusano, Yoshida, and Funakoshi, and many local temple and shrine estates, such as Usamiya estates, Oe estates, Ogawa estates, Kanzeonji estates, such as Oishi estates, Yamakita estates, and Mirokuji estates, such as Kumagami estates, Kamitsuma estates, and Harada estates. In addition, there were other centrally-controlled monryo (domains) such as Mizuma Manor (Hoshogon-in domain), Miike Manor (Konoe family domain), Mihara Manor (Iwashimizu Hachimangu Shrine domain), Takeno Manor (Saidaiji domain), Sanmon Manor (Kujo family domain), and Takara Manor (Chokodo domain).

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Anrakuji Temple (Fukuoka)" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…ただこれら九州探題は，いずれも外来系権力のため，管内において料所などは少で，経済的基盤が脆弱であった。それを補うべく，例えば一色範氏は盛んに闕所地処分を行ったが，本主勢力の存在によって遵行困難であり，今川了俊は寺社領に広く半済（はんぜい）を施行して給人に預け置き，とくに大宰府安楽寺天満宮を強固に掌握した。
［今川了俊の施策］
　動乱期の九州探題としては一色範氏，足利直冬，今川了俊の3者が代表といえるが，彼らの発給文書の様式はおのおの特徴をもち類型化できる。…

【太宰府天満宮】より

…これが天満宮の起源と伝えられている。その後ほどなく，御墓寺すなわち安楽寺も創建され，以後同寺は，明治初年の神仏分離令発布に至るまで天満宮と同体であった。同寺初代別当は道真の孫平忠であり，その後別当は代々菅原氏の子孫から選ばれた。…

【筑後国】より

…当国の御家人としては草野氏，大城（おおき）氏，上妻（かみづま）氏，荒木氏，横溝氏，安芸氏(三池氏)，酒見氏，西牟田氏などがいた。荘園としては青木荘，岩田荘，田島荘，飯得（いいえ）荘，水田荘，長田（ながた）荘，草野荘，吉田荘，船越荘などの安楽寺領荘園が多く，小家（おえ）荘，小河荘などの宇佐宮領，大石荘，山北荘などの観世音寺領，隈上（くまがみ）荘，上妻荘，原田荘などの弥勒寺領といった地方寺社領荘園も多く存在した。このほか，三潴（みづま）荘(宝荘厳院領)，三池荘(近衛家領)，三原荘(石清水八幡宮領)，竹野荘(西大寺領)，山門荘(九条家領)，高良荘(長講堂領)などの中央権門領もあった。…

※「安楽寺（福岡）」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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