Honnoji Temple

It is the head temple of the Hokke Honmon school of Buddhism, located in Shimohonnoji-cho, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto City. Founded by Nichiryu in 1415 (Oei 22), it was originally located in Gojo-bomon and called Honno-ji, but in 1533 (Eikyo 5), it was moved to Rokkaku-Omiya and renamed Honno-ji. It was burned down during the Tenbun Rebellion (1536), and in 1545 (Tenbun 14), it was given a temple area of ​​four blocks in Shijo Nishinotoin, and the large hall with over 30 sub-temples was rebuilt, making it the largest of the seven reconstructions. However, in 1582 (Tensho 10), it was attacked by Akechi Mitsuhide while Oda Nobunaga was staying there and burned down, and during the reconstruction, it was relocated to its current location in 1589 after Toyotomi Hideyoshi's land readjustment. In 1864 (Genji 1), the temple burned down again in the Hamaguri Gomon Incident, so a temporary main hall was built, and the current main hall was completed in 1928 (Showa 3). In keeping with Nichiryu's last precepts, this temple was used as a training center for missionary work, while Honkoji Temple in Amagasaki City, Hyogo Prefecture, was used as a training center for teachings. Neither temple used a mountain name, and both temples had the same head priest system, but after the 108th abbot, they were separated. Within the temple grounds is the main mausoleum of Nobunaga. The temple's treasures include national treasures such as Emperor Hanazono's imperial handwriting and the remaining scrolls of ancient poetry said to have been written by Fujiwara no Yukinari.

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京都市中京(なかぎょう)区下本能寺町にある法華(ほっけ)宗本門流の大本山。1415年（応永22）日隆の創立で、当初は五条坊門にあって本応寺と号したが、33年（永享5）六角大宮に移転して本能寺と改めた。天文(てんぶん)の乱（1536）により全焼し、1545年（天文14）四条西洞院(にしのとういん)に方四町の寺域を賜り、子院30余坊を構える大殿堂を復興して前後7回再建中最大の規模を誇った。しかし1582年（天正10）織田信長宿泊中に明智光秀(あけちみつひで)の襲撃にあって焼失、再建の途中、豊臣(とよとみ)秀吉の区画整理にあい、89年に現在地に移転した。1864年（元治1）の蛤御門(はまぐりごもん)の変でまた全焼したため仮本堂を建立、1928年（昭和3）に現本堂を落慶。日隆の遺戒を守り、当寺は布教の道場、兵庫県尼崎(あまがさき)市の本興寺は教学の道場として、ともに山号を用いず、両寺一貫首制であったが、108世以後、別置された。境内に信長公本廟(ほんびょう)がある。寺宝に花園(はなぞの)天皇宸翰(しんかん)、伝藤原行成(ゆきなり)筆古詩残巻などの国宝がある。

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