Honpoji Temple

This is the head temple of the Nichiren sect, located in Honpoji-mae-cho, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto City. Founded by Nisshin in 1436 (Eikyō 8), it was originally located in Higashinotoin Ayako-ji, but Nisshin was imprisoned and the temple was destroyed for violating the taboo of Ashikaga Yoshimitsu. Word of the temple reached the ears of Emperor Gohanazono, who granted him government land in Shijo Takakura in 1455 (Kōshō 1) and rebuilt it, but five years later, it was demolished again at the request of Tofuku-ji Temple and moved to Sanjo Manri-koji. In 1587 (Tenshō 15), during the reign of the 10th abbot Nittsu, the temple was relocated to its current location due to Toyotomi Hideyoshi's land readjustment. After that, it was protected by successive generations of the Kii Tokugawa family, and the Honami family also provided patronage as a place of repose for the deceased. The plaque in front of the main hall, "Honpoji Temple," was written by Koetsu, and the Tomoe Garden was also designed by Koetsu. The temple houses many excellent works of art from the early modern period.

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Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

京都市上京(かみぎょう)区本法寺前町にある日蓮(にちれん)宗の本山。1436年（永享8）日親の創立で、初め東洞院綾小路(ひがしのとういんあやこうじ)にあったが、足利義満(あしかがよしみつ)の忌諱(きき)に触れて日親は投獄され、寺は破却された。その評判が後花園(ごはなぞの)天皇の耳に達し、1455年（康正1）四条高倉に官地を賜って再建したが、5年後東福寺の訴えによってふたたび破却され、三条万里(までの)小路に移建した。1587年（天正15）第10世日通のとき豊臣(とよとみ)秀吉の区画整理により現在の地に移転した。その後、紀伊(きい)徳川家の代々の保護を受け、また本阿弥(ほんあみ)家も菩提(ぼだい)所として外護(げご)した。本堂正面の扁額(へんがく)「本法寺」は光悦(こうえつ)の揮毫(きごう)、巴(ともえ)の庭は光悦の造園である。近世初頭の優れた美術品を数多く蔵する。

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