Kashima Shrine Temple

Japanese: 鹿島神宮寺 - かしまじんぐうじ
Kashima Shrine Temple

...The first documented mention of this temple is in the Toshikaden, where Fujiwara Muchimaro built Kehi Jinguji in 715 (Reiki 1) after receiving a prophecy from Kehi-no-kami of Echizen. This was followed by Shingan-ji, built by Yamato no Yakutsugu for Wakasahiko-no-kami in Wakasa during the Yoro era (717-724), Tado-Jinguji (Houn-ji) in Ise by Zen master Mangan in 763 (Tenpyo-hoji 7), and Kashima-Jinguji in Hitachi, built by the same master Mangan during the Tenpyo-shoho era (749-757). As time went on, the number of Jinguji increased, and they were generally established at shrines in various provinces. ...

*Some of the terminology used in reference to "Kashima Jingu-ji Temple" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…文献上の初見は,《藤氏家伝(とうしかでん)》に藤原武智麻呂(むちまろ)が715年(霊亀1)越前の気比(けひ)神の託宣をうけて建てたという気比神宮寺であろう。つづいて養老年間(717‐724)に和宅継(やまとのやかつぐ)が若狭の若狭比古(わかさひこ)神のために建てたという神願寺,763年(天平宝字7)に満願(まんがん)禅師が建てた伊勢の多度神宮寺(法雲寺),また同じ満願が天平勝宝年間(749‐757)に建てたという常陸の鹿島神宮寺がある。時代の下降とともに神宮寺は増え,おおむね諸国の神社に設けられた。…

※「鹿島神宮寺」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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