Daimyo-ji Temple

Daimyo-ji, also known as Myo-on-zan, is a temple of the Nichiren sect of Buddhism.
The temple was founded in 1340 by Myo-on Ajari Nichigyo, one of nine venerable priests in the Nichiro branch of the Nichiren sect.
During the Muromachi period, Daimyo-ji functioned as one of 21 main temples of the Hokke (Nichiren) sect in Kyoto.
Daimyo-ji was completely destroyed during the Tenmon Hokke Disturbance of 1536, which ended in the downfall of Nichiren political and military power. Toyotomi Hideyoshi had the temple rebuilt in the north Kyoto (now Kamigyo Ward) as part of urban planning efforts.
In 1991, the temple was relocated to Katagihara, in the southwest Kyoto.
Daimyo-ji houses an image of the divinity Sanpo-Kojin. This is said to have been carved by Denkyo Taishi(otherwise known as Saicho, founder of the Tendai sect of Buddhism).
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