Jokomyoji Temple

This temple belongs to the Shingon sect of Buddhism, Sennyuji-ji school, located in Ogigayatsu, Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture. It is called Senkokusan. It was built by Hojo Nagatoki in 1251 (Kencho 3). The founder was a Shin'a of the Jodo sect. During the time of the third abbot, Chian Koue, he studied the four sects of Shingon, Tendai, Kegon, and Vinaya. In 1333 (Ganko 3/Shokei 2), the temple became a place of imperial prayer for Emperor Godaigo, and the brothers Ashikaga Takauji and Tadayoshi also became believers. In 1399 (Oei 6), Ashikaga Mitsukane placed some of the bones of his grandfather Motouji and father Ujimitsu in the temple, and the temple prospered after receiving confirmation of its land from successive Kamakura kubo (Kubō). During the Edo period, Tokugawa Ieyasu also donated land to the temple. The Amida Triad, the main image of the temple, is a representative example of Kamakura sculpture and is a National Important Cultural Property. The Jizo Bodhisattva (Prefectural Cultural Property) is said to be the guardian Buddha of Ashikaga Tadayoshi, and is commonly known as Yahiroi Jizo. On the mountain behind the temple are a stone stupa (a nationally important cultural property) and the grave (a national historic site) of Reizei Tamesuke, a poet of the mid-Kamakura period who went to Kamakura with his mother Abutsuni after fighting with his brother Tameuji over the Wakadokoro.

[Akiko Sobue]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

神奈川県鎌倉市扇ヶ谷(おうぎがやつ)にある真言(しんごん)宗泉涌寺(せんにゅうじ)派に属する寺。泉谷山(せんこくさん)と号する。1251年（建長3）に北条長時(ながとき)が建立。開山は浄土宗の真阿(しんあ)。第3世智庵高恵(ちあんこうえ)のころには真言、天台、華厳(けごん)、律の四宗を兼学した。1333年（元弘3・正慶2）後醍醐(ごだいご)天皇の勅願所となり、足利尊氏(あしかがたかうじ)・直義(ただよし)兄弟も帰依(きえ)し、1399年（応永6）に足利満兼(みつかね)が祖父基氏(もとうじ)と父氏満(うじみつ)の分骨を当寺に納め、代々の鎌倉公方(くぼう)から寺領安堵(あんど)を受けて栄えた。江戸時代には徳川家康も寺領を寄せた。本尊の阿弥陀(あみだ)三尊像は鎌倉彫刻の代表的作例で、国重要文化財である。地蔵菩薩(ぼさつ)（県文化財）は足利直義の念持仏といわれ、通称矢拾(やひろい)地蔵とよばれている。裏山には石造五輪塔（国重要文化財）や、兄為氏(ためうじ)と和歌所のことで争い、母阿仏尼(あぶつに)とともに鎌倉に下向した鎌倉中期の歌人冷泉為相(れいぜいためすけ)の墓（国史跡）がある。

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