東之院について

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[縁起]
弘安5年(1282)日蓮聖人の直弟子日持聖人の庵室として開創。東之坊とよばれた。江戸末期に本門寺総門の外、本成院の向いにあった玄理坊と合併。玄理坊は貞享年中(1684〜1688)の創建で古くは辻之坊とよばれた。天保12年(1841)雑司ヶ谷の感応寺が廃寺となったとき、その余材を貰い受けて現在地に再興された。再建に際し、徳川一橋家の奥女中などの加護、寄進を受けたので、一橋家の題目堂ともよばれた。
 
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【Origins】
In 1282, Nichiji Shonin, who was Nichiren Shonin’s disciple, founded a hermitage.  It was called Higashinobo. “Bo” means a priest’s house.
In the late Edo period, it merged with Genribo, which is located outside Honmonji Temple’s Somon Gate, opposite of Honjyoin Temple. During 1684-1688.
Genribo was founded and called Tsujinobo. In 1841, when Kannoji Temple in Zoshigaya was abolished, the remaining lumber was given to the priests and the temple was rebuilt and moved to its current location. When the temple was rebuilt, it was donated by the housemaid of the Tokugawa-Hitotsubashi family; therefore, it is also called the Hitotsubashi family’s Daimoku-do hall (the Prayer Hall).
 
*The Tokugawa Shogunate was the feudal military government of Japan           
during the Edo period from 1600 to 1868. The Tokugawa Shogunate was established by Tokugawa Ieyasu.
 
【Message from the Chief Priest】
Thank you for visiting us on this occasion. What do you think about Honmonji Temple, the many other temples in the area, and Ikegami? Please visit us again with your family and friends. May the powers of Buddha be with you.
 
 
 
【A brief explanation of Nichiren Shonin and Ikegami 】
 
Nichiren Shonin (1222-1282) was a priest in the mid-Kamakura period and founder of the Nichiren Shu of Buddhism. “Shonin” means a “reverend priest.”
Nichiren Shu is a Buddhist Order that was founded more than 750 years ago. “Shu” simply means “Order.”
Nichiren Shonin founded Ikegami Honmonji Temple just before his death in October of 1282 at the request of Ikegami Munenaka, a wealthy feudal load and faithful follower.

住所

〒146-0082 東京都大田区池上1-7-7

正式名称 東京都大田区 東之院(ひがしのいん)
住所 〒146-0082 東京都大田区池上1-7-7