| Manpuku-ji | |
|---|---|
萬福寺 | |
.jpg) Manpuku-ji garden | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Buddhist |
| Rite | Ji-shū |
| Status | functional |
| Location | |
| Location | 25-33 Higashimachi, Masuda-shi, Shimane-ken 698-0004 |
| Country |  Japan |
  Shown within Shimane Prefecture Show map of Shimane Prefecture Manpuku-ji (Masuda) (Japan) Show map of Japan | |
| Geographic coordinates | 34°40′43.0″N131°51′36.1″E / 34.678611°N 131.860028°E /34.678611; 131.860028 |
| Architecture | |
| Founder | Donkai |
| Completed | 1319 |
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Manpuku-ji (萬福寺) is aBuddhist temple located in the Higashimachi neighborhood of the city ofMasuda,Shimane Prefecture, Japan. The temple belongs to theJi sect and its full name is Seiryūzan Jōkō-in Manpuku-ji (清瀧山浄光院萬福寺).
Founded in theHeian period as theTendai sect temple of Anpuku-ji (安福寺), the temple was originally located in Nakasuura, Iwami. In 1313, the temple was destroyed by atsunami and in 1319, Donkai, the 4th generation successor to the founder of the Ji sect,Ippen, revived the temple as adōjō of the sect. In 1374, Masuda Kanemi, the 11th chieftain of theMasuda clan and castellan ofNanao Castle, moved the temple to its current location and renamed it "Manpuku-ji", making it abodaiji of his clan. The currentMain Hall of the temple dates from this 1374 reconstruction, and was designated an NationalImportant Cultural Property in 1904.[1]
During theBunmei era (1469-1487), the notedZen prelateSesshū Tōyō came to Masuda to study Zen and to create gardens with spiritual significance. The garden at Manpuku-ji is one survivor of several gardens he created in the area during that time .[2] In 1866, during theSecond Chōshū expedition, the Battle of Sekishuguchi was fought in Masuda. Manpuku-ji became a stronghold of the pro-shogunate forces ofHamada Domain. The main gate was destroyed, and a number of bullet holes remain in the pillars of its Main Hall.
The gardens of the temple were designated aNational Historic Site and aNational Place of Scenic Beauty in 1928.[3]
Manpuku-ji is located approximately three kilometers east ofMasuda StationJR WestSan'in Main Line.
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