福厳寺, Buddhist temple in Kobe, Japan.
Fukugon-ji is a Rinzai-sect Nanzen-ji school temple in Hyogo-ku, Kobe. Its main hall, rebuilt after the 1995 Great Hanshin-Awaji earthquake, is a circular reinforced concrete building. The temple grounds also contain the site of Emperor Go-Daigo's temporary stay, marked as a historic site.
Fukugon-ji's founding date is unknown; tradition names the monk Kokushi Yakun Tokuken as founder and Kinoshita Genta as founding patron. According to the Settsu Meisho Zue, Emperor Go-Daigo stayed here on 30 May 1333 on his way from Oki to Kyoto and had the Daihannyakyo recited the next day. The temple burned in the Tensho era (1573–1591) and was later rebuilt.
The temple's name appears in the Edo-period Settsu Meisho Zue, which records that Emperor Go-Daigo stayed here in 1333 and had the Great Perfection of Wisdom Sutra recited. The temple is not a Saigoku Kannon pilgrimage station; it is known as the place where Akamatsu Norimura and his son, with Kusunoki Masashige and 7,000 horsemen, welcomed the emperor.
Fukugon-ji is an 8-minute walk from JR Kobe Line Hyogo Station. The temple stands in the Hyogo ward of Kobe, and the approach is on foot through the surrounding streets; the grounds are entered directly from the street side.
Two former subsidiary temples named Kiun-an and Joboku-an were consolidated with the main complex in the 19th century. This merger significantly expanded the religious role of the site.
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