Shorenji Temple

Japanese: 照蓮寺 - しょうれんじ

A branch temple of the Shinshu Otani sect in Takayama City, Gifu Prefecture. It is also known as Takayama Betsuin. It is said to have been founded by Kanenbo Zenshun, a disciple of Shinran who preached mainly in Gujo and Ono counties in Mino Province. Kanenbo Myoshin, a follower of Rennyo, moved the temple to Shirakawa-go in 1488 and took on the current temple name, but in 1588 it was moved to its current location by order of the feudal lord Kanamori Nagachika. A sub-temple that continued to exist at the original site has now been relocated to Shiroyama in Takayama City, and the main hall, built in 1504, is an Important Cultural Property.

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Japanese:

岐阜県高山(たかやま)市にある真宗大谷(しんしゅうおおたに)派の別院。高山別院とも。親鸞(しんらん)の門弟で主に美濃(みの)国郡上(ぐじょう)郡・大野(おおの)郡で布教していた嘉念房善俊(かねんぼうぜんしゅん)の開基という。蓮如(れんにょ)に帰依した嘉念房明心が1488年白河郷に移し現寺号を称したが，1588年領主金森長近(かなもりながちか)の命で現在地に移転。故地に存続した子坊は現在高山市城山(しろやま)に移転し，1504年建立の本堂は重要文化財。

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