Hōkyō-ji
Hōkyō-ji (宝慶寺) is a Sōtō Zen Buddhist temple founded about 1278 in Echizen, Fukui prefecture, Japan.[1]
History and founding
[edit]Jakuen left Eihei-ji in 1261. He meditated in solitary with the wild animals at the base of Mount Ginnanpo, about 25 kilometres (16 mi) away. By one account, a leader of the Fujiwara clan in charge of the Ono District, Ijira Tomotoshi happened to find him during a hunt, and offered his financial support. In 1278, Tomotoshi's son Tomanari built a temple for Jakuen who apparently wished to revere Ju-ching by taking the name from the Hōkyō era in China, a period during which Ju-ching was Dogen's teacher.[2]
Giun, who was Jakuen's student and eventual Dharma heir, joined Hōkyō-ji in 1279, where he succeeded Jakuen as the abbot in 1299 for 15 years. Later Giun went to Eihei-ji for 18 years.[2]
Keizan joined in 1282, when he became ino. Studying with Jakuen, Keizan experienced enlightenment at Hōkyō-ji in 1285.[2]
From the Hōkyō-ji treasure house
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Jakuen, the founding abbot -
A text in Dogen's own hand -
Dogen watching the moon
Bibliography
[edit]- Bodiford, William M. (2008) [1993]. Sōtō Zen in Medieval Japan. University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 0824833031.