Enichi-ji was opened in 807 AD by the Hossō sect scholar-monk Tokuitsu, who had come from Nara to spread the faith in the Aizu region. He overcame the followers of the Tendai and Shingon sects to become preeminent in Aizu, and by the time of his death in 842, the temples was a complete shichidō garan with 300 monks in residence, several thousand sōhei and more than 3500 sub-temples. By the late Heian period, the temple had extended its holdings into eastern Echigo province and had established close ties with the Taira clan. During the Genpei War, the temple sent troops in support of the Heike in Shinano Province against Kiso Yoshinaka. However, the temple's leading general, Jōtan-bō, was killed at the 1181 Battle of Yokotagawa by Kiso Yoshinaka's forces, and the temple's forces withdrew and the temple went into decline.
By the Sengoku period, the temple had recovered much of its prosperity, but opposed the forces of Date Masamune after the 1589 Battle of Suriagehara and was almost completely razed, with Masamune sparing only the Kondō. This building also burned down in 1626, and although it was rebuilt, the temple never regained its prosperity, and was destroyed by the post-Meiji restorationShinbutsu-shūgō policy against Buddhism. It was restored in its present form in 1904 as a Shingon temple.
The ruins of the temple have been excavated by archaeologists several times, and some of the artifacts uncovered are on display at a museum on the temple grounds.
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enichi, 恵日寺, buddhist, temple, shingon, buzan, sect, town, bandai, yama, district, fukushima, prefecture, japan, temple, founded, heian, period, 慧日寺, ruins, previous, incarnation, were, designated, national, historic, site, japan, 1970, 勝常寺kondō, religionaffil. Enichi ji 恵日寺 is a Buddhist temple of the Shingon shu Buzan ha sect in the town of Bandai Yama District Fukushima Prefecture Japan 1 The temple was founded in the Heian period as Enichi ji 慧日寺 and the ruins of its previous incarnation were designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1970 2 Enichi ji 勝常寺Kondō of Enichi jiReligionAffiliationBuddhistRiteShingon shu Buzan haLocationLocationBandai Fukushima PrefectureCountryJapanEnichi jiShow map of Fukushima PrefectureEnichi ji Japan Show map of JapanGeographic coordinates37 34 09 N 139 58 56 E 37 56917 N 139 98222 E 37 56917 139 98222ArchitectureFounderTokuitsuCompletedc 807National Historic Site of Japan Contents 1 History 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksHistory editEnichi ji was opened in 807 AD by the Hossō sect scholar monk Tokuitsu who had come from Nara to spread the faith in the Aizu region He overcame the followers of the Tendai and Shingon sects to become preeminent in Aizu and by the time of his death in 842 the temples was a complete shichidō garan with 300 monks in residence several thousand sōhei and more than 3500 sub temples By the late Heian period the temple had extended its holdings into eastern Echigo province and had established close ties with the Taira clan During the Genpei War the temple sent troops in support of the Heike in Shinano Province against Kiso Yoshinaka However the temple s leading general Jōtan bō was killed at the 1181 Battle of Yokotagawa by Kiso Yoshinaka s forces and the temple s forces withdrew and the temple went into decline By the Sengoku period the temple had recovered much of its prosperity but opposed the forces of Date Masamune after the 1589 Battle of Suriagehara and was almost completely razed with Masamune sparing only the Kondō This building also burned down in 1626 and although it was rebuilt the temple never regained its prosperity and was destroyed by the post Meiji restoration Shinbutsu shugō policy against Buddhism It was restored in its present form in 1904 as a Shingon temple The temple owns a vajra made from cupronickel which is used as a ritual object in Shingon ceremonies It was made in the Heian period and is registered as an Important Cultural Property of Japan It is not kept at the temple but is normally on display at the museum at Aizuwakamatsu Castle 3 The ruins of the temple have been excavated by archaeologists several times and some of the artifacts uncovered are on display at a museum on the temple grounds See also edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Enichiji Bandai List of Historic Sites of Japan Fukushima References edit 史跡慧日寺跡 in Japanese Bandai Fukushima Retrieved December 19 2018 慧日寺跡 in Japanese Agency for Cultural Affairs 白銅三鈷杵 in Japanese Agency for Cultural Affairs External links editBandai Town home page Aizu 33 Kannon Pilgrimage site nbsp This article about a Japanese religious building or structure is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Enichi ji amp oldid 1178285704, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
