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The Auspicious Dragon Temple : Kyoto's "Forgotten" Imperial Buddhist Convent, Zuiryūji |
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Fister, Patricia (著)
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Japan Review: Journal of the International Research Center for Japanese Studies=日本研究=Nichibunken Japan Review=Bulletin of the International Research Center for Japanese Studies
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| Volume | v.36 |
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| Date | 2022.02 |
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| Pages | 33 - 59 |
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| Publisher | International Research Center for Japanese Studies=国際日本文化研究センター |
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http://www.nichibun.ac.jp/pc1/en/
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| Location | 京都, 日本 [Kyoto, Japan] |
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| Content type | 期刊論文=Journal Article |
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| Language | 英文=English |
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| Keyword | bikuni gosho; Hokke sect; Honkokuji; imperial convent; kyōdōshoku; Kuonji; Murakumo Fujin Kai; Nichiren sect; Nisshū; Nichiei; Zenshōji; Zuiun |
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| Abstract | Zuiryūji has been notably absent from research related to Japan's imperial convents, despite being founded by Toyotomi Hideyoshi's sister. One of the reasons the convent has been overlooked is its relocation from Kyoto to Ōmi Hachiman in the 1960s, physically removing it from the public eye. In addition, a male was appointed head following the death of the last abbess, so officially it was no longer functioning as a convent. However, for more than two hundred and fifty years, it was one of the highest ranking and wealthiest (by landholdings) bikuni gosho in Kyoto, headed by a succession of abbesses heralding from aristocratic families. The founder, Nisshū, was also an important patron for two major Hokke (Nichiren) sect temples, Honkokuji in Kyoto and Kuonji on Mt. Minobu. Historical documents have purportedly not survived at the convent itself, but I discovered many important objects (including portraits) and documents at Zenshōji, where all of the Zuiryūji abbesses are buried. Bringing together what I have uncovered to date, this article comprises an overview of Zuiryūji's history, highlighting the founder as well as the tenth-generation abbess who vastly expanded the convent's network by establishing a women's association with branches throughout Japan. As the only Hokke sect imperial convent in Kyoto, Zuiryūji has always had a unique status. But faced with unprecedented challenges to survive in the modern era, its abbesses broke through the glass walls traditionally defining "convent culture." |
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| Table of contents | The Founder’s Early Years and Her Conversion to the Hokke (Nichiren) Sect 35
Tomo as Major Patron 35
Tomo’s Treasure and the Founding of Zuiryūji and Zenshōji in Kyoto 37
Sculptural and Painted Portraits of Abbess Nisshū 40
Zuiryūji after Nisshū 41
Nichi-i’s Patronage of Kuonji 42
Succession of Abbesses from High-ranking Court Families 43
Destruction of Zuiryūji in the Great Fire of Kyoto and Reconstruction 45
Turmoil Following the Meiji Restoration 45
Relaunching Zuiryūji and a Spiritual Network for Women 47
Zuiryūji in the Twentieth Century: A Change in Façade 55
References 57
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| ISSN | 09150986 (P); 24343129 (E) |
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| DOI | https://doi.org/10.15055/00007770 |
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| Hits | 32 |
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| Created date | 2023.09.12 |
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| Modified date | 2023.09.13 |
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