Shodenji Temple

Japanese: 正伝寺 - しょうでんじ
Shodenji Temple
This temple is of the Nanzen-ji school of the Rinzai sect of Buddhism, located in Nishigamo, Kita-ku, Kyoto City. Its name is Kisshozan. It was founded in 1268 (Bun'ei 5) at Ichijo Imadegawa (near the northeast of the current Kyoto Imperial Palace) by Togan E'an, a disciple of the Chinese Zen monk Gotan Funei who came to Japan, and moved to its current location in 1282 (Kōan 5). It is well known throughout history that founder E'an took refuge at Iwashimizu Hachiman-gu Shrine to pray for the Mongol surrender during the Mongol invasions, and was rewarded by Emperor Kameyama with the title Shoden Gokoku-ji Temple. The temple also houses a petition for the surrender of the Mongol monks (Important Cultural Property) written by Togan Zen Master at the time.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:
京都市北区西賀茂にある臨済宗南禅寺派の寺。吉祥山と号する。来日した中国の禅僧兀庵普寧(ごつたんふねい)の高弟だった東巌慧安(とうがんえあん)を開山として,1268年(文永5)一条今出川(現在の京都御所北東付近)に開創,82年(弘安5)現地に移った。開山慧安は元寇にあたって石清水八幡宮に蒙古降伏を参籠祈願し,亀山上皇の賞をえて正伝護国寺の号を下賜されたことは史上に有名であり,このときの東巌禅師筆蒙古降伏起請文(重要文化財)も伝蔵されている。

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