From Sasaki Ujiyori

Japanese: 佐々木氏頼 - ささきうじより

1326‐70 (Kareya 1‐Kentoku 1/Oan 3)
A military commander during the Nanboku-cho period. He was the eldest son of Omi Shugo Sasaki (Rokkaku) Tokinobu, and his childhood name was Senjumaru. His Buddhist name was Suei. He succeeded his father Tokinobu and served as Omi Shugo from the Kenmu era (1334-38) until June 1351 (Shohei 6, Kan'o 2), and from October 1354 (Shohei 9, Bunwa 3) until his death in June 1370. In his later years, he became the head of the shogunate and played an important role in the shogunate's administration. Eigen-ji Temple in the eastern part of Lake Koto was a Zen temple built by Ujiyori in 1361 (Shohei 16, Koan 1) with Jakushitsu Genko as its founder. The temple name is said to be a combination of the "Ei" from Ujiyori's Buddhist name Suei and the "Minamoto" from the Genji clan.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

1326‐70(嘉暦1‐建徳1∥応安3)
南北朝時代の武将。近江守護佐々木(六角)時信の嫡子で幼名千寿丸。法号崇永。父時信の跡を継いで，建武年間(1334‐38)より1351年(正平6∥観応2)6月まで，および54年(正平9∥文和3)10月から死没する70年6月まで，近江守護職にあった。晩年には，幕府の引付頭人となり，幕政の一端を担った。なお，湖東の永源寺は，1361年(正平16∥康安1)に氏頼が，寂室元光を開基として建立した禅刹で，氏頼の法号崇永の〈永〉と源氏の〈源〉をもって寺号としたものという。

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