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Gangyō-ji
Gangyō-ji
is a
Buddhist temple
in
Kyoto
,
founded
by the
priest
Henjō
. The
Emperor Kōkō
endowed
the
temple
and the
emperor Kazan
abdicated
in this temple.
History
Gangyō-ji was founded in the early
Heian period
.
877
: The temple is founded, and it
takes
its name from the
era
in which it was first
established
.
986
: The
emperor
Kazan
abdicated in this temple. He renounced his
throne
and
the world
. Two
courtiers
, the
chūnagon
Yoshikane
and the
sachūben
Korenari,
decided
to
follow
the former emperor's example and became
Buddhist
priests
themselves. After this, the temple was also known more
popularly
as
Kazan-ji
.