@camelliakyoto@mastodon.social
2026-07-23 06:32 UTC
Emperor Montoku (文徳天皇 827-58) ordered the temple expanded, adding an imperial prayer hall called Tenan-ji (天安寺).
Montoku's will would later provide enough for a community of 80 monks at Hōkongō-in. This considerable number hints at the temple's size and prestige!
#法金剛院
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@camelliakyoto@mastodon.social 2026-07-23 06:49
A large fire in 974 marked a decline in the temple's fortunes. For a long time it remained a ruin, until Empress Taikenmon'in (待賢門院 1101-45), Emperor Toba's consort (鳥羽天皇), began work on restoring Tenan-ji's beautiful gardens in 1129. #法金剛院 #Hokongoin #Kyoto #京都