Fire faction - Kakaha

…In 1614 (Keicho 19), Rippoji Temple in Musashi Fujibakama was relocated to Ome by Yoshino Oribe and became a training center, and flourished together with Ichigatsuji Temple in Shimousa. The sect centered around Ichigatsuji Temple was called the Kinzen sect (Kinsen sect), the sect around Rippoji Temple was called the Katsuso sect (Hoshi sect), the sect around Kyorinzan Myoanji Temple in Kyoto was called the Yoriku sect (sect founder Tengai Myofu), the sect around Rikōji Temple in Ota, Ueno was called the Ozasa sect (Shiso sect), the sect around Jikoji Temple in Takasaki was called the Umeji sect (Umeji sect), and the sect around Shingetsuji Temple in Shimotsuma, Hitachi was called the Kogiku sect (Kahyō sect). These sects of the Fuke sect are called the Six Fuke Sects. Among them, Ichigatsuji Temple and Rippoji Temple were designated as the head temples of the various sects and were in charge of the various temples in the Kanto region, while Myoanji Temple in Kyoto and other temples were in charge of this role in the Kansai region. …

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

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…1614年(慶長19)武蔵藤袴の鈴法寺が吉野織部によって青梅に移建されて道場となり，下総の一月寺とともにさかえた。一月寺を中心とする一派を靳全派(金先派)，鈴法寺の一派は活総派(火下派)といい，また京都の虚鈴山明暗寺の一派を寄竹派(派祖天外明普)，上野太田の理光寺の一派を小笹派(司祖派)，同じく高崎の慈高寺の一派を梅地派(梅士派)，常陸下妻の心月寺の一派を小菊派(夏漂派)と称し，普化宗の諸派中これらを普化宗六派といっている。そのうち，一月寺と鈴法寺が触頭に指定されて関東地域の諸派寺院を統括し，関西地方は京都の明暗寺などがその任にあたった。…

※「火下派」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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