• Komyo may refer to: Emperor Kōmyō (1322–1380), second Northern Emperor of Japan, or pretender Empress Kōmyō (701–760), consort of Emperor Shōmu This disambiguation...
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    Emperor Kōmyō (光明天皇, Kōmyō Tennō) (11 January 1322 – 26 July 1380) was the second of the Emperors of Northern Court, although he was the first to be supported...
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    Tsugihito (Japanese: 紹仁), posthumously honored as Emperor Go-Kōmyō (後光明天皇, Go-Kōmyō-tennō, April 20, 1633 – October 30, 1654), was the 110th emperor of...
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    Empress Kōmyō (光明皇后) (701 – 23 July 760), born Fujiwara Asukabehime (藤原 安宿媛), was the consort of Japanese Emperor Shōmu (701–756) during the Nara Period...
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  • Mount Kōmyō (光明山, Kōmyō-san) is a mountain in Niigata Prefecture, Japan. It has an elevation of 879 meters. Kōmyō-san (879m) Kōmyō-san 879m 2005.11.5 37°28′39″N...
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    temple, Kōmyō-ji has several of the typical features of a Zen temple, for example a sanmon (main gate), a pond and a karesansui (rock garden). Kōmyō-ji has...
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  • may refer to: Kōmyō-ji (Ayabe), a temple in Ayabe, Kyoto Prefecture; see List of National Treasures of Japan (temples)#Treasures Kōmyō-ji (Kamakura),...
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    of her own, and was succeeded by her younger paternal half-brother, Go-Kōmyō. Her name was derived by combining the names of two previous empresses,...
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  • Kōmyō ga Tsuji (功名が辻) is a 2006 Japanese historical television series, and the 45th NHK taiga drama. It is written by Shizuka Ōishi, based on the 1965...
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    son of Tōfuku-mon'in; both former Empress Meishō and former Emperor Go-Kōmyō were his older half-siblings. Emperor Go-Sai's Imperial family lived with...
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    emperor whose consort was not born into the imperial household. His consort Kōmyō was a non-royal Fujiwara commoner. A ritsuryō office was created for the...
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  • Oku-Kōmyō-En Sanatorium (光明園), or National Sanatorium Oku-Kōmyō-En is a sanatorium for leprosy and ex-leprosy patients on the island of Nagashima, Oku-machi...
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    to Okihito (興仁). His father was Emperor Kōgon. His predecessor, Emperor Kōmyō was his uncle, the younger brother of Emperor Kōgon. Lady-in-waiting: Niwata...
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    again and killed Masashige, allowing him to seize Kyoto for good. Emperor Kōmyō of the illegitimate Northern Court (see below) was installed as emperor...
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    in Zen during various rituals. Another example is the Mantra of Light (kōmyō shingon), which is common in Japanese Soto Zen and was derived from the...
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  • Kamakura shogunate in 1333, Kōgon lost his claim, but his brother, Emperor Kōmyō, and two of his sons were supported by the new Ashikaga shōguns as the rightful...
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    Kōmyō while Go-Daigō fled Kyoto. Japan was subsequently divided between two Imperial courts: the Northern Court located in Kyoto, in favor of Kōmyō under...
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  • Go-Murakami. On 17 November 1336 Prince Narinaga became Crown Prince to Emperor Kōmyō. However, Ashikaga Takauji had the prince killed in 1337 when Go-Daigo continued...
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    1336, Takauji installed Kōgon's younger brother on the throne as Emperor Kōmyō. Go-Daigo fled to Yoshino, in Yamato Province and continued to lay proper...
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  • jidaigeki fans. Many viewers see them as almost equivalent to Taiga dramas. Kōmyō-ga-tsuji: Yamauchi Kazutoyo no Tsuma. Takaya Kamikawa plays the role of...
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    Preceded by Shōfuku #5 Bandō Sanjūsankasho Iiyama Kannon #6 Succeeded by Kōmyō-ji (Hiratsuka) #7...
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    Kaneko (兼子内親王) Ninth son: Imperial Prince Yutahito (豊仁親王) later Emperor Kōmyō Jibukyō-no-tsubone (治部卿局), Priest's daughter First Son: Imperial Prince...
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    government was heavily influenced by her mother, the former empress consort Kōmyō, and the latter's nephew, Fujiwara no Nakamaro. She was eventually replaced...
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    regalia, 三種の神器). On the other hand, Ashikaga Takauji installed Emperor Kōmyō as the new emperor without the Three Sacred Treasures in 1336. Ashikaga...
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    Japan 2000 Pulitzer Arts Foundation St. Louis, Missouri United States 2001 Komyo-ji (shrine) Saijō, Ehime Japan 2001 Ryotaro Shiba Memorial Museum Higashiosaka...
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  • brother Valdemar IV of Denmark Prince Narinaga 1326–c. 1337–44 Emperor Kōmyō Killed or deposed by Ashikaga Takauji Eric XII of Sweden 1339–1359 Magnus...
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    the Mantra of the main image (本尊, honzon) and the Mantra of Light (光明真言, Kōmyō Shingon). After kigan and ekō (prayers and dedication of merit), the henro...
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    the "Bright Light Castle" (Chinese: 光明城; pinyin: Guāngmíng-chéng; Romaji: Kōmyō-jō) that is 8,000 yojanas in height and width, and 21,000 yojanas beneath...
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    by two of her half-brothers, who would later become known as Emperor Go-Kōmyō and Emperor Go-Sai. Both had been brought up by Masako as if they were her...
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    empress's immediate Imperial predecessors since Emperor Go-Mizunoo – Meishō, Go-Kōmyō, Go-Sai, Reigen, Higashiyama, Nakamikado, Sakuramachi and Momozono, along...
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