Kameyamadono

Japanese: 亀山殿 - かめやまどの

…In 1268 (Bun'ei 5), Emperor Gosaga entered Daikakuji Temple, and the retired emperors Kameyama and Gouda also lived there after abdicating, so this area was also called the Saga Imperial Palace. Prior to this, in 1255 (Kencho 7), Emperor Gosaga built Kameyama Palace (Saga Palace) at the foot of Mount Kameyama, southeast of Mount Ogura. In 1339 (Engen 4, Ryakuo 2), Ashikaga Takauji and Tadayoshi founded Tenryu-ji Temple to pray for the soul of Emperor Go-Daigo, and in the mid-Muromachi period, Emperor Hanazono's villa was built at the eastern foot of Mount Narabigaoka. Throughout both the Kamakura and Muromachi periods, Saga and its surrounding areas played an important role as a retreat for the emperor. …

From Tenryu-ji Temple

...In 1343 (Kokoku 4, Kōei 2), the mountain gate, lecture hall, and dormitory were built, and the following year the emperor's mausoleum was completed. In 1345 (Kokoku 6, Sadawa 1), the seventh anniversary of Emperor Go-Daigo's death, a dedication ceremony was held. When the temple was first built, the area was centered on the detached palace Kameyamaden, built by Emperor Go-Saga and inherited by Emperor Go-Daigo, and extended to Shakado-oji in the east, Kameyama in the west, Arashiyama in the south, and Hokongo-in in the north, covering an area of over 36 cho, more than 10 times the size of the current temple site. As the base of the Muso school, the temple was at its peak in the early Muromachi period, and in 1342 it was ranked second among the Five Mountains, and later ranked first. ...

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

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…1268年(文永5)後嵯峨上皇は大覚寺に入り，さらに亀山･後宇多両上皇も譲位後同寺に住むなどして，この地は嵯峨御所とも呼ばれた。これより先1255年(建長7)に後嵯峨上皇が小倉山東南の亀山山麓に亀山殿(嵯峨殿)を造営した。1339年(延元4∥暦応2)足利尊氏，直義が後醍醐天皇の菩提をとむらうため天竜寺を創建，室町時代中期には双ヶ丘（ならびがおか）東麓に花園天皇の離宮が営まれるなど，鎌倉･室町両時代にわたり，嵯峨およびその周辺部は天皇の隠棲地として大きな役割をもっていた。…

【天竜寺】より

…1343年(興国4∥康永2)山門，法堂（はつとう），寮舎が建立され，翌年天皇の霊廟が完成し，45年(興国6∥貞和1)後醍醐天皇七周忌の年に落慶法会が営まれている。創建当初の寺域は，後嵯峨天皇が造営して後醍醐天皇に伝領された離宮亀山殿を中心に，東は釈迦堂大路，西は亀山，南は嵐山，北は法金剛院に及んで，すべて36町余，現寺地の10倍以上の広さであった。夢窓派の拠点として室町前期が全盛期で，1342年五山第2位に列し，その後第1位にも列した。…

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