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…Shogun Yoshimitsu made Eigen-ji a place of prayer, Emperor Go-Tsuchimikado ranked it above Engaku-ji in Kamakura, and when it burned down in 1492 (Meiō 1), it was rebuilt by imperial decree, and Emperor Gonara treated it favorably, making it a training centre for those who wished to enter the world of purple robes and placing it on the same level as Tenryū-ji. Jakushitsu's disciples, Yaten Eishaku, Koskei Shūkaku, Reichū Zen'ei, and Matsumine Doshu, each built Eigen-ji, Taizō-ji, Sōgen-ji, and Kōgen-ji within the temple grounds and formed sects, and these four Eigen-ji sects took turns managing Eigen-ji. In addition to Eigen-ji and the four sub-temples (tatsuchu), Ganku-in (the founder's tower) and Eigen-ji were added, and the temple was called the Iitaka Rokka-ji. …

*Some of the terminology used to refer to the "Eigen Four Schools" is listed below.

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…将軍義満は永源寺を祈願所とし，後土御門天皇は寺格を鎌倉円覚寺の上位に列し，1492年(明応1)の焼失時には綸旨をもって再興し，後奈良天皇は紫衣出世道場にして天竜寺と同格とするなど殊遇した。寂室の弟子弥天永釈，越渓秀格，霊仲禅英，松嶺道秀は，おのおの永安（ようあん）寺，退蔵寺，曹源寺，興源寺を境内に建立して門派を形成し，この永源四派が輪番住持制で永源寺を管理した。また永安寺以下4塔頭（たつちゆう）に含空院(開山塔)，永源寺を加えて〈飯高六箇寺〉と称した。…

※「永源四派」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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