Fukugon-ji (Yanagawa) explained

Fukugon-ji
福厳寺
Location:32-1 Ōshūmachi, Yanagawa, Fukuoka Prefecture
Coordinates:33.1587°N 130.4055°W
Religious Affiliation:Zen
Deity:Shaka Nyorai (Śākyamuni)
Country:Japan
Founded By:Tachibana Muneshige
Year Completed:1587

is an Ōbaku Zen temple in Yanagawa, Fukuoka, Japan. Its honorary sangō prefix is .

History

The temple was originally located in Shingū and called Tachibanazan Baigaku-ji (立花山梅岳寺), a Sōtō temple. In 1587, however, Tachibana Muneshige who was granted the three districts of Chikugo Province, Yamato, Shimotsuma and Mizuma and built a castle in Yanagawa, started to move to the present location.[1]

It was originally a Sōtō temple, but in 1669, Tachibana Tadashige, the third lord of Yanagawa Domain, has been converted to the Ōbaku school temple. Tadashige invited Tetsumon Dōchi, the elder son of Mu'an and changed the name to Fukugon-ji. It later became the Tachibana clan's funeral temple and all nine of the Tachibana families are buried here.

There is a cemetery in the back of the main hall, and the graves of some famous novelists such as Ken Hase, Kazuo Dan etc.[2] [3]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: http://www.muneshige.com/place/fukugonji.html. ja:立花家ゆかりの史跡 福厳寺 - 立花家十七代が語る立花宗茂と柳川. Fukugon-ji. June 10, 2019. muneshige.com. ja.
  2. Web site: http://hakataboy.com/temple.php?dirpath=temple/Fukuoka/Yanagawa/FukugonJI/. ja:[福厳禅寺][黄檗宗][福岡県柳川市奥州町32-1]-お寺めぐりの友. Fukugon-zenji. June 10, 2019. hakataboy.com. ja.
  3. Web site: http://chikugo7koku.net/sightseeing/fukugonji/. ja:福厳寺. Fukugon-ji. June 10, 2019. chikugo7koku.net. ja.