Enkaku-ji (Okinawa) explained

Enkaku-ji
Japanese: 円覚寺
Location:Shuri Tōnokura 2-1, Naha, Okinawa prefecture
Religious Affiliation:Rinzai Zen
Country:Japan
Functional Status:Closed as of 1945
Year Completed:1494

was a Rinzai Buddhist temple and royal bodaiji of the Ryūkyū Kingdom, in Naha, Okinawa.

The temple was erected during the reign of King Shō Shin (r. 1477–1526), the first abbot being Kaiin Shōko (Japanese: 芥隠承琥). It was also used as bodaiji of Ryukyuan kings. Ryukyuan kings would visit Enkaku-ji, Tennō-ji and Tenkai-ji after their genpuku and investiture.[1]

Enkaku-ji was recognized as a national treasure of Japan in 1933, but it was destroyed in the 1945 battle of Okinawa. Only the sōmon (general gate) and were reconstructed in 1968 because of lack of historical records. The government of Okinawa Prefecture began plans to reconstruct its sanmon in 2014.[2] [3]

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Notes and References

  1. Kyūyō, vol. 10
  2. News: 県、円覚寺「山門」復元へ 戦災で焼失、18年度完工 . Prefectural government to restore Engakuji "Sanmon" Burned down due to war damage, completed in 2018 . 2014-10-27 . Ryūkyū Shimpō.
  3. News: 首里の円覚寺山門、18年にも復元へ . Engakuji Sanmon in Shuri to be restored in 2018 . 2014-10-16 . Okinawa Times.