Shojokoji Temple

This temple is located in Nishitomi, Fujisawa City, Kanagawa Prefecture. It is the head temple of the Jishu sect and is called Fujisawa Totaku Muryokoin. It is commonly known as Yugyoji. It was founded when the 4th abbot, Yugyō Shonin Donkai (1265-1327), accepted the faith of Fujisawa Shirotaro and, with the help of his secular brother, Matano Goro Kagehira, the lord of Matano, he built Seijōkoin (Fujisawa Dojo) on the site of the abandoned Gokurakuji Temple in 1325 (Shochū 2), with Kagehira as the founder. According to temple legend, in 1356 (Shohei 11, Enbun 1), Ashikaga Takauji donated 60,000 kan of temple land to the temple, and Emperor Gokogon gave the temple a plaque, changing the name to Seijoko-ji Temple. At that time, Jishu monks accompanied the battles around Kamakura, providing the samurai with ten final prayers before committing seppuku, burials and memorial services, and helping them escape. The 12th abbot, Sonkan, was the grandson of Emperor Kameyama, and Ashikaga Yoshimochi provided laborers and horses to facilitate their travels around the country. Tokugawa Ieyasu also donated 100 koku of land to the temple. The temple has been burned down and rebuilt many times, especially in the Great Kanto Earthquake (1923), when the entire mountain was destroyed, but it has since been rebuilt and a magnificent main hall and bell tower have been built. Within the temple grounds are a monument (nationally designated historic site) for the enemy soldiers killed in the Uesugi Zenshu Rebellion (1394), a temple bell with the inscription "Enbun 1," and the graves of Judge Oguri and Princess Terute. The temple treasures include a colored silk painting of Emperor Godaigo, a painting of Shonin Ikko, Rokujikyosan, and a Jishu death register (all of which are nationally designated important cultural properties). On January 12th, the first tribute ceremony for Shonin Yugyo is held, on April 21st to 24th, Donkai, and the spring and autumn memorials for founder Ippen are held on September 21st to 24th.

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"Tanaka Teranuma, 'Ippen Shonin and Yugyoji Temple' (1981, Gyosei)" ▽ "Tachibana Toshimichi, 'Yugyoji Temple' (1975, Meishu Publishing)"

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

神奈川県藤沢(ふじさわ)市西富にある寺。時宗(じしゅう)の総本山で藤沢山(とうたくさん)無量光院と号する。通称は遊行寺(ゆぎょうじ)。第4世遊行上人(しょうにん)呑海(どんかい)（1265―1327）が、藤沢四郎太郎の帰依(きえ)を受け、俗兄で俣野(またの)の地頭(じとう)俣野五郎景平の助力を得、景平を開基として1325年（正中2）廃寺極楽寺(ごくらくじ)跡に清浄光院（藤沢道場）を建立したのに始まる。寺伝によると、1356年（正平11・延文1）足利尊氏(あしかがたかうじ)より寺領6万貫の寄進を受け、後光厳(ごこうごん)天皇より寺額を賜って清浄光寺と改称したという。当時、鎌倉周辺での合戦には時宗の僧（時衆(じしゅう)）が従っており、武士の切腹に際して最期の十念を授け、埋葬・供養(くよう)を行い、また逃亡を助けるなど活躍している。第12世尊観(そんかん)は亀山(かめやま)天皇の孫で、足利義持(よしもち)は人夫・伝馬などを供して遊行回国の便を図っている。また徳川家康も朱印100石を寄せている。当寺はたびたび焼亡・再興を繰り返し、ことに関東大震災（1923）では全山倒壊したが、その後復興し壮大な本堂・鐘楼が建つ。境内には、上杉禅秀(ぜんしゅう)の乱（1394）で戦死した敵御方供養碑（国指定史跡）、延文(えんぶん)元年銘の梵鐘(ぼんしょう)、小栗(おぐり)判官と照手姫(てるてひめ)の墓などがある。寺宝に絹本着色後醍醐(ごだいご)天皇画像、同一向(いっこう)上人画像、六時居讃、時宗過去帳（以上、国指定重要文化財）などがある。1月12日には遊行上人の初賦算(ふさん)（おふだくばり）があり、4月21～24日に呑海の、9月21～24日に宗祖一遍(いっぺん)の春・秋開山忌が行われる。

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『寺沼琢明著『一遍上人と遊行寺』（1981・ぎょうせい）』▽『橘俊道著『遊行寺』（1975・名著出版）』

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