Ekan - Ekan

Japanese: 恵観 - えかん
Ekan - Ekan

…It was originally a temple built at the request of Emperor Shomu. In 1319 (Gen'o 1), towards the end of the Kamakura period, the Zen priest Ekan rebuilt it on the site of Yamada Fukiage, and it became the Rinzai Zen Temple. The temple site was then moved back to the same location in 1681 (Ten'wa 1). …

*Some of the terminology explanations that refer to "Ekan" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…はじめ聖武天皇の勅願寺。鎌倉末期の1319年(元応1),恵観禅師が山田吹上の地に再建し,臨済禅寺になった。そののち寺地は,1681年(天和1)再度現地に移った。…

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