Tounan-in Temple

Japanese: 東南院 - とうなんいん

Located within Todaiji Temple in Zoshicho, Nara City, this temple was originally a temple dedicated to both Sanron and Shingon Buddhism. After the Meiji period, it became the main temple of Todaiji Temple and became a Kegon sect temple. It was founded by Shobo in 875 (Jogan 17), and in 904 (Engi 4), Todaiji Temple's chief priest Dogi relocated Saeki no Sukune's Koshyaku-ji Temple (Saeki-in) to Shobo, aiming to revive Sanron. It was called Tonan-in because it was located to the east of the Great South Gate. By imperial decree in 1071 (Engi 3), the head priest became the head priest of the Sanron sect and absorbed Sanron sect temples such as Gango-ji Temple and Daian-ji Temple to become the head temple of the Sanron sect. Along with the Kegon sect's Sonsho-in, nobles and princes entered the temple, and it played an important role in the Buddhist world of Nara as well as Todaiji Temple.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

奈良市雑司町東大寺内にある，もと三論･真言兼学の院家（いんげ）。明治以降東大寺本坊となり，華厳宗となる。875年(貞観17)聖宝（しようぼう）の創建にかかり，904年(延喜4)に東大寺別当道義は佐伯宿禰氏の香積（こうしやく）寺(佐伯院)を移建して聖宝に寄せ，三論の復興を計った。南大門の東方に位置したため東南院と称したという。1071年(延久3)の宣旨により，院主は三論宗の長者を兼ね，元興（がんごう）寺，大安寺などの三論宗を吸収して三論宗の本所となり，華厳宗の尊勝院とともに公卿･法親王が入寺し，東大寺はもちろん南都仏教界に重きをなした。

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