History of the Eigenji temple | |
1634 | Tuzan Etetu built a priest's inn, and named it Eigen. |
1673 | Tokugai Sodoh (the 4th chief priest of the Yohgenji temple in Toyooka)
noticed the Eigenji temple. The Eigenji temple became a branch temple of
Yogenji temple. *It takes 40 minutes from the Eigenji temple to the Yohgenji temple by car. Yohshitu Renjyu (the second chief priest of the Eigenji temple) built a main temple and a priest's living quarter's and established Kohsyozan-Eigenji temple. |
1675 | Buddha's statue was contributed by Nishimura Sohbei. |
1685 | Geshin Kohshun (the third chief priest of the Eigenji temple) built the bell tower. |
1698 | Geshin Kohshun (the third chief priest of the Eigenji temple) made the Burakuji temple's ground map . |
1706 | Geshin Kohshun (the third chief priest of the Eigenji temple) became the
7th chief priest of the Yohgenji temple by a Yohgenji temple's request. Geshin Kohshun (the third chief priest of the Eigenji temple) found the Burakuji temple in Yoka. *It takes 5 minutes from the Eigenji temple to the Burakuji temple by car. |
1707 |
Geshin Kohshun (the third chief priest of the Eigenji temple) built a Godness of Mercy hall and a Sarasvati hall in Burakuji temple ground. |
1730 | Gangoku Kankei (the 8th chief priest of the Eigenji temple) built a stone pillar on the front approach to the Eigenji temple. |
1760 | Daigyu Sohon (the 12th chief priest of the Eigenji temple) made a "Unpan". *“Unpan” is a metal board with a cloud shape in priest's living quarters, and is used for telling time. |
1763 | Daigyu Sohon (the 12th chief priest of the Eigenji temple) completed a main temple. |
1824 | The temple name became the Rokuonzan Eigenji temple. |
1880 | The Eigenji took on the responsibility for the Ohmori's guardian deity
of children chapel. *Ohmori is a part of Yoka town area. |
1882 | Shohzan Manpoh (the 21th chief priest of the Eigenji temple) built a stone wall around the Eigenji temple ground and a temple gate. |
1895 | Shohgan Mokutyu (the 22th chief priest of the Eigenji temple) completed a Godness of Mercy hall |
1920 | Minpou Ian (the 24th chief priest of the Eigenji temple) leveled a part of the hill behind the Eigenji and built the mortuary tablet chapel |
1934 | The main temple was damaged by the Muroto typhoon. It was rebuilt from ruin from October. |
1938 | Tenrei Tokumon (the 25th chief priest of the Eigenji) completed a main temple. |
1950 | Tenrei Tokumon (the 25th chief priest of the Eigenji) rebuilt the bell tower. |
1975 | Shougaku Chitoh (the 26th chief priest of the Eigenji) placed the 16 images of Buddha's disciples in the rocky tract behind the Eigenji and had a memorial service for Tokugai Sodoh (the first chief priest of the Eigenji). |
1982 | Shougaku Chitoh (the 26th chief priest of the Eigenji) built a stone wall on the east side of the Eigenji and a detached building and a library. |
1996 | Bokushou Shinzen (the 27th chief priest of the Eigenji) built a new building "The Enzukaku" (the Zazen hall in the second floor, the multipurpose hall in the first floor, a garage and a PC room in the basement) a parking lot and a front approach to the Eigenji. |
1999 | Bokushou Shinzen (the 27th chief priest of the Eigenji) built a new Sutra hand-copying tower. |
2000 | Bokushou Shinzen (the 27th chief priest of the Eigenji) established a PC school |
2002 | Bokushou Shinzen (the 27th chief priest) built a priest's new living quarters. and repaired the tiles of the temple gate's roof and the mortuary tablet chapel. |