Runaway Temple - Runaway Temple

…In the Edo period, a convent where a wife could run to and stay for a certain period of time to obtain the effect of divorce was called a “Kakekomi-dera” or “Kake-nyuji.” It seems that among common people at the time, divorces were usually settled privately (through amicable settlement) with the intervention and mediation of matchmakers, relatives, or the “Gonin-gumi” (group of five), but for formality, the wife was required to receive a divorce letter from her husband. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Kyuunji Temple" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…江戸時代において妻が駆け込んで一定期間在寺すれば離婚の効果を生じた尼寺で，〈駆込寺〉とも〈駆入寺〉ともいう。当時庶民の間では，離婚は仲人･親類･五人組等の介入･調整による内済(示談)離縁が通例であったと思われるが，形式上妻は夫から離縁状を受理することが必要であった。…

※「駆入寺」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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