- Gangyō-ji
is a Buddhist temple in Kyoto, founded by the priest Hēnjo. The
emperor Kōkō endowed the temple and the emperorKazan abdicated in this temple.Ponsonby-Fane, R. (1959). "Kyoto: the old Capital of Japan, 794-1869," pp. 113-114.]*
Gangyō 1 (877 ): The temple is founded, and it takes its name from the era ornengō in which it was first established. [Titsingh, I. (1834). "Annales des empereurs du Japon," p. 124; Ponsonby-Fane, p. 114.]*
Kanna 2 (986 ): The emperor Kazan abdicated in this temple. He renounced his throne and the world. Two courtiers, thechūnagon Yoshikane and thesachūben Korenari, are known for having decided to follow the former Emperor's example by becoming Buddhist priests themselves. After this, the temple was also known more popularly as Kazan-ji (花山寺). [see above] ]Notes
References
* Ponsonby-Fane, Richard A. B. (1956). "Kyoto: The Old Capital of Japan, 794-1869." Kyoto: The Ponsonby Memorial Society.
* Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). [Siyun-sai Rin-siyo/Hayashi Gahō , 1652] , "Nipon o daï itsi ran ; ou, Annales des empereurs du Japon." Paris: Oriental Translation Fund of Great Britain and Ireland. [http://books.google.com/books?id=18oNAAAAIAAJ&dq=nipon+o+dai+itsi+ran -- Click for digitized, full-text copy of this book (in French).]
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