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| Zendō-ji | |
|---|---|
善導寺 | |
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Jōdo-shū |
| Deity | Amida Nyorai, Yakushi Nyorai |
| Location | |
| Location | Iida-550 Zendojimachi, Kurume, Fukuoka 839-0824, Japan |
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| Geographic coordinates | 33°19′48″N 130°36′14″E / 33.33010°N 130.60384°E |
| Architecture | |
| Founder | Benchō |
| Completed | 1191 |
| Website | |
| Official website (in Japanese) | |
Zendō-ji (善導寺), also called Daihonzan Zendō-ji (大本山 善導寺) is a Jōdo-shū Buddhist temple in Kurume, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan.[1][2]
History
[edit]Zendō-ji was founded in 1191 by Benchō and by the governor of Chikugo Province, Kusano Eihei (the uncle of Ikko Shunsho).[3] It was originally called Komyo-ji Temple, but in 1217 it was renamed Zendō-ji Temple and became the base of the Jōdo-shū Chinzei sect in Kyushu.[4]
It burned down during war during the Muromachi period, but was rebuilt in the early Edo period with the patronage of Tanaka, the lord of Yanagawa domain.
In 1616, Tadamasa Tanaka invited the Tosho Gongen Shrine to enshrine Tokugawa Ieyasu.[5][6]
When the Tanaka clan died out without an heir and Chikugo Province was divided into the Yanagawa Domain and the Kurume Domain, the temple came under the control of the Kurume Domain's lord, the Arima Clan, and flourished as the Kyushu head temple of the Jodo sect. Many buildings built during the Edo period remain within the vast grounds.[6]
In 2013, a statue of Hōnen Shonin was made and enshrined in the main hall.
In 2016, the grave of Tachibana Ginchiyo, whose location had been unknown but had been mentioned in ancient documents, was discovered on the temple's grounds.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "大本山善導寺ホームページＴＯＰ". www.zendoji.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-07-13.
- ^ "Zendoji Temple". Kurume City Official Tourism Guide. Retrieved 2024-07-13.
- ^ 小項目事典,367日誕生日大事典,世界大百科事典内言及, デジタル大辞泉,精選版 日本国語大辞典,日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ),朝日日本歴史人物事典,改訂新版 世界大百科事典,百科事典マイペディア,デジタル版 日本人名大辞典+Plus,ブリタニカ国際大百科事典. "弁長(ベンチョウ)とは？ 意味や使い方". コトバンク (in Japanese). Retrieved 2025-04-22.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Cultural Assets of Zendo-ji Temple" (PDF). Kurume City.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ 日本歴史地名大系第41巻・福岡県の地名 [Japanese Historical Place Names 41] (in Japanese). Heibonsha. October 20, 2004.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: year (link) - ^ a b 柳川歴史資料集成第3集・柳河藩立花家分限帳 [Yanagawa Domain Tachibana Family Rank Book (Yanagawa Historical Documents Collection, Volume 3)] (in Japanese). Yanagawa City: 柳川市. 1998.
- ^ "誾千代姫（立花宗茂公の正室）墓を確認 供養塔文字に感嘆の声 久留米・善導寺 郷土会誌で紹介 柳川". Ariake News (in Japanese). Archived from the original on April 12, 2017.