不変山 永寿院

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［縁起］
寛永19年（1642）以前の開創。備中庭瀬藩主 戸川逵安が本門寺16世 日遠聖人に帰依して自らの下屋敷5千坪を聖人の隠棲地として寄進。日遠聖人の弟子 日東聖人（本門寺17世）により堂宇が完成。当初は日東聖人の院号にちなみ蓮乗院とよばれた。その後、お万の方の孫芳心院（紀州徳川頼宣の娘、鳥取藩主池田光仲の妻）の帰依を受け永寿院と改称。宝永5年（1708）に没した芳心院の墓所は「万両塚」とよばれる。
 
［住職からのメッセージ］
人と出会い、教えと出会い、先祖と出会い、仏と出会う。お寺は、そんな出会いの場です。

【Origins】
Eijuin Temple was founded sometime before 1642, Togawa Michiyasu, Niwase feudal lord from Bitchu province, took refuge with Nichion Shonin, the 16th Chief Abbot of Honmonji Temple. And he donated his land 5,000 tsubo (≒16,500㎡) in Edo for Nichion Shonin’s retreat place.
The Buddhist temple was completed by Nitto Shonin, the 17th Chief Abbot of Honmonji Temple, a disciple of Nichion Shonin. At first, it was called Renjoin because it was related to the Buddhist name of Nitto Shonin. Later, Hoshinin, the granddaughter of Tokugawa Ieyasu, took refuge in this temple. She changed the name of the temple to Eijuin Temple. She passed away in 1708. Hoshinin’s grave is called “Manryozuka tomb.”
 
 
＊ 1 manryo yen is about 1 billion yen (current money).
   The cost of constructing this tomb was so expensive. Therefore, it is called “Manryozuka tomb.”
 
【Message from the Chief Priest】
You can meet people, teachings, ancestors, and Buddha.
The temple is such a meeting
 
 
 
【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.