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English: Byodo-in Temple is currently under the joint management of the Jodo Sect Jodo-in Temple and the Tendai Sect Saisho-in Temple (both located to the west of the Ho-o-do hall).
Japanese: 現在の平等院は、浄土宗の浄土院と、天台宗系の最勝院（ともに鳳凰堂の西側にある）という2つの寺院が共同で管理している。
English: Jodo-in Temple was founded between 1492-1501, Saisho-in Temple was founded in 1654 and it was in 1681 that Byodo-in Temple came to be jointly managed by both the Jodo and Tendai Sects following a ruling passed by the magistrate of shrines and temples.
Japanese: 浄土院は明応年間（1492－1501年）、最勝院は承応3年（1654年）の創始であり、平等院が浄土・天台両宗の共同管理となったのは、天和(日本)元年（1681年）、寺社奉行の裁定によるものである。
English: Various projects including excavation of the gardens, restoration, and the computer graphical reproduction of the interior decoration of Ho-o-do hall have been taking place since the 1990s.
Japanese: 1990年代以降、庭園の発掘調査・復元、鳳凰堂堂内装飾のコンピュータ・グラフィックスによる再現などが行われている。
English: In 2001, the 'Byodo-in Temple Ho-sho-kan' was opened to replace the previous 'Homotsu-kan' (treasure hall).
Japanese: 2001年にはそれまでの「宝物館」に代わり、「平等院鳳翔館」がオープンした。
English: Architect Akira KURYU received an award from the Japan Art Academy for the design of the Ho-sho-kan ('Shinkenchiku' 2001 September issue).
Japanese: 建築家栗生明は、鳳翔館（新建築2001年9月号）の設計で、日本芸術院賞を受賞している。
English: From 1996 to 1997, a 15-storey apartment block was constructed behind Byodo-in Temple and became the new backdrop to Ho-o-do hall.
Japanese: 1996年から1997年にかけて、平等院の裏手に15階建てのマンションが建ち、鳳凰堂の背景になってしまっている。
English: The scenic beauty of the area that had been kept since the time of the temple's founding was greatly damaged, which has led to debates regarding the strengthening of landscape regulating ordinance.
Japanese: 創建当初からの風致が大きく損なわれたため、景観規制条例の強化の動きが出るなど、論議を呼んだ。
English: A total of four structures consisting of the central hall housing the principal image of Amitabha, the wing corridors on the left and right sides and the tail corridor have been designated National Treasures as 'Byodo-in Ho-o-do.'
Japanese: 本尊阿弥陀如来像を安置する中堂（ちゅうどう）、左右の翼廊、中堂背後の尾廊の計4棟が「平等院鳳凰堂」として国宝に指定されている。
English: Opening the central door on the eastern side, the latticework in the bay has a circular window at the height of the principal image's head in order to allow the face of Amitabha to be worshipped from outside the building.
Japanese: 東側正面中央の扉を開放すると、柱間の格子は本尊の頭部の高さに円窓が開けられており、建物外からも本尊阿弥陀如来の面相が拝せるようになっている。
English: It is believed that the Pure Land Paradise in which Amitabha resides lies in the west and, in order to reflect this, the building was constructed so that the statue of Amitabha can be seen on the opposite bank (a metaphor for nirvana) from pond's eastern bank (or the eastern bank of the Uji-gawa River that runs along the front of the temple).
Japanese: 阿弥陀如来の住する極楽浄土は西方にあると信じられており、池の東岸（あるいは寺の前を流れる宇治川の東岸）から、向かい岸（彼岸）の阿弥陀像を拝するように意図されたものである。
English: The roof of the central hall is crowned with two statues of Chinese Phoenixes (a mythical bird), but these are reproductions with the originals (National Treasures) being deposited elsewhere.
Japanese: 中堂の屋根上には1対の鳳凰（想像上の鳥）像が据えられているが、現在屋根上にあるのは複製で、実物（国宝）は取り外して別途保管されている。
English: The statue's platform is adorned with mother-of-pearl inlay work and metal ornaments, the surrounding doors and walls are decorated by richly colored paintings, and the ceiling and pillars are also covered with colorful patterns.
Japanese: 本尊を安置する須弥壇は螺鈿（らでん）や飾金具で装飾され、周囲の扉や壁は極彩色の絵画で飾られ、天井や柱にも彩色文様が施されていた。
English: Relief carvings of Kuyo Bodhisattva playing instruments and dancing (currently 52) have been applied to the wall above the non-penetrating tie beams, and an elaborate openwork canopy is suspended over the principal image.
Japanese: 長押（なげし）上の壁には楽器を奏で、舞いを舞う姿の供養菩薩像の浮き彫り（現存52体）があり、本尊の頭上には精巧な透かし彫りの天蓋（てんがい）を吊る。
English: The paintings are severely peeled, the colors on the pillars and ceiling have faded and the mother-of-pearl inlay work on the platform is damaged, but it is thought that, at the time of the temple's founding, the interior of the hall would have been a magnificent representation of how nobility imagined paradise to look.
Japanese: 現在、壁画は剥落が激しく、柱や天井の装飾は色あせ、須弥壇の螺鈿は脱落しているが、創建当時の堂内は、当時の貴族が思い描いた極楽のイメージを再現した、華麗なものであったと思われる。
English: The name 'Ho-o-do' (Phoenix Hall) dates from the Edo period, but the building was originally named 'Amitabha Hall' or simply 'Mido.'
Japanese: なお、「鳳凰堂」の呼称は江戸時代からで、当初は「阿弥陀堂」あるいは単に「御堂」と呼ばれていた。
English: Byodo-in Temple's Ho-o-do hall is displayed on the Japanese 10 yen coin and Bank of Japan notes feature the Chinese Phoenix statues that adorn the roof of Ho-o-do hall.
Japanese: 日本の十円硬貨には平等院鳳凰堂が、日本銀行券には鳳凰堂の屋根上に飾られている鳳凰がデザインされている。
English: Excavations that have been taking place since 1990 have unearthed sand used in Heian period construction and maintenance is currently underway to restore the building to how it would have been at the time of its construction.
Japanese: 平成2年（1990年）からの発掘調査により平安時代築造の州浜が検出され、現在は創建当初の姿に復元整備されている。
English: The entrance to Ho-o-do hall is also being restored to the original crossing of two small bridges from the northern bank of the pond.
Japanese: 鳳凰堂への入堂も池の北岸から2つの小橋を渡る当初の形式に復されている。
English: It originally housed the principal image standing statue of the Eleven-headed Kannon (dating from the latter part of the Heian period), but this has since been relocated to the Ho-sho-kan.
Japanese: 本尊十一面観音立像（平安時代後期）を安置していたが、現在は鳳翔館に移されている。
English: Jocho is a very well known Buddhist sculptor in the history of Japanese sculpture as a master of the 'wayo (Japanese)' sculpture style and the individual who perfected the 'yosegi (parquet)' technique.
Japanese: 定朝は和様彫刻様式の大成者、また寄木造技法の完成者として日本彫刻史上著名な仏師である。
English: The elegant and gentle style exhibiting the contented face and the shallow flowing craftsmanship of the clothing at which Jocho excelled became known as 'the quintessential Buddhist style' and was highly praised among nobility, with the Jocho style becoming popular in later Buddhist statues.
Japanese: 円満な面相、浅く流れる衣文などを特色とする定朝の優美で温和な作風は、「仏の本様」と称されて平安時代の貴族にもてはやされ、以後の仏像彫刻には定朝様（よう）が流行した。
English: The works of Jocho that were kept at temples including Hojo-ji Temple (the temple constructed by FUJIWARA no Michinaga) have all been lost and the statue at Byodo-in Temple that he created in his last years is extremely valuable as the only extant piece that can be definitively verified as his work.
Japanese: 定朝が制作した法成寺（藤原道長が建立した寺）などの仏像はことごとく失われ、晩年の作品である平等院像は、彼の作風を具体的に知ることのできる唯一の遺品として、きわめて貴重なものである。
English: Within the statue is a wooden board Amitabha-Shushi-Mandala and a wooden a lotus-shaped pedestal that have also been designated National Treasures along with the statue itself.
Japanese: 像内納入品の木板阿弥陀種子曼荼羅と木造蓮台は国宝の附（つけたり）指定となっている。
English: The 52 (including one designated in 2008) images depicting the bodhisattva that ride flying clouds as they accompany Amitabha to Earth have been designated National Treasures.
Japanese: 飛雲に乗り、阿弥陀如来とともに来迎する菩薩像を表わしたもので、52体（2008年に追加指定された1体を含む）が国宝に指定されている。
English: Each carving is in a different posture, and there are 27 carvings with some playing instruments such as koto, biwa, end-blown flutes, transverse flutes, free-reed instruments, drums, hand drums ad small gongs, and others putting their hands together in prayer, holding banners or lotus flowers or dancing.
Japanese: 各像のポーズは変化に富み、琴、琵琶、縦笛、横笛、笙、太鼓、鼓、鉦鼓などの楽器を奏する像が27体あり、他には合掌するもの、幡や蓮華などを持つもの、立って舞う姿のものなどがある。
English: As with the principal image of Amitabha, they are believed to have been created in 1053 but there have been numerous repairs with some having their heads repaired during the Meiji period and others having alterations made during the Kamakura period.
Japanese: 本尊阿弥陀如来像と同様、天喜元年（1053年）の作とされるが、補修はかなり多く、頭部が明治時代の修理で補作されているもの、像全体が鎌倉時代の補作であるものが各数体ある。
English: The 10 door paintings and 4 wall paintings within the main hall are included as National Treasures along with the building itself but also have separate National Treasure designations as works of art.
Japanese: 中堂の扉10面、壁4面は、国宝建造物の一部であるとともに、そこに描かれた絵は絵画部門の国宝にも指定されている。
English: Of those above, the northern wall, southern wall and the wall behind the principal image (back face) were originally mud walls and the paintings were created after the Kamakura period.
Japanese: 以上のうち、北面壁、南面壁、本尊後壁（表裏）は当初は土壁で、壁画が描かれたのは鎌倉時代に下る。
English: The door paintings remain from the time of the temple's founding but, the front middle doors were replaced when repairs were made in 1670 during the Edo period as these two pieces were the most severely worn and they are therefore given an 'additional designation' not included in the 14 pieces that have been designated National Treasures.
Japanese: 扉絵は創建当初のものであるが、正面中央の2面の扉は、もっとも消耗が激しかったためか、江戸時代の寛文10年（1670年）の修理の際に取りかえた新しい扉になっており、国宝の14面には含まれない「附（つけたり）指定」となっている。
English: Other images are severely peeled and display conspicuous graffiti dating from the end of the Edo period, but they remain valuable remnants of late-Heian period-Kamakura period artwork.
Japanese: その他の画面も剥落がはげしく、画面には江戸時代末期の落書きも目立つが、平安時代後期-鎌倉時代の貴重な絵画遺品である。
English: The original doors from the front, north and south have been removed, deposited in the 'Homotsu-kan' (treasure hall) and replaced by replicas.
Japanese: なお、正面と南北側面のオリジナルの扉は取り外して宝物館に収められており、代わりに復元模写の扉がはめられている。
English: The wooden canopy that is suspended above the head of the main statue of Amitabha has been designated a National Treasure as a carving separately from the statue.
Japanese: 本尊阿弥陀如来像の頭上に吊られた木造天蓋で、像とは別個に、彫刻部門の国宝に指定されている。
English: Composed of the outer coved, coffered, finely latticed ceiling and the dome-shaped inner layer suspended within, and decorated with openwork and mother-of-pearl inlay work.
Japanese: 折上小組格天井形の方蓋と、その内側に吊る円蓋からなり、透彫と螺鈿で装飾されている。
English: These originally crowned the roof of the Ho-o-do hall but are now stored within the Ho-sho-kan (the ones on the roof are replicas).
Japanese: もと鳳凰堂の屋根上にあったもので、鳳翔館に収蔵されている（現在、屋根上にある鳳凰は複製）。
English: They stand at approximately 2.3m tall and have been exquisitely crafted from beak to tail.
Japanese: 高さ約2.3メートルで、くちばしから尾羽に至るまで精巧に作られている。
English: This entire surface of this unique bell is adorned with intricate carvings depicting imagery such as heavenly beings, lions and arabesque patterns.
Japanese: 全面に天人、獅子、唐草文様などの繊細な浮き彫りを施した、他に例を見ない鐘である。
English: The bell is celebrated for its form, and is counted among 'the top three bells' in the country along with that of Jingo-ji Temple celebrated for its inscriptions and that of Onjo-ji Temple (Mii-dera Temple) celebrated for its sound.
Japanese: 「音の三井寺」、「銘の神護寺」、「姿、形の平等院」と謳われ、神護寺、園城寺（三井寺）の鐘とともに、「天下の三名鐘」に数えられている。
English: The belfry was used on the design for the 60-yen postage stamp issued on November 25th, 1980 (could still be used as of 2006 but no longer sold since 2002).
Japanese: この梵鐘は1980年11月25日発行の60円切手のデザインにも採用されている（2006年現在も利用可能だが、販売は2002年に停止）。
English: Chishaku-in Temple, located in Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto City, is the headquarters of the Chizan school of the Shingon Sect.
Japanese: 智積院（ちしゃくいん）は、京都市東山区にある真言宗智山派総本山の寺院である。
English: As the grand head temple of the Chizan school, it oversees Kawasaki Daishi Heiken-ji Temple (a contender for the largest crowd turnout for the first temple visit of the New Year), commonly known as 'Kawasaki Daishi,' in Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture; Naritasan Shinsho-ji Temple, commonly known as 'Naritasan,' located in Narita City, Chiba Prefecture; and Takaosan Yakuo-in Temple in Hachioji City, Tokyo.
Japanese: 智山派大本山として、「川崎大師」の通称で知られる神奈川県川崎市の川崎大師平間寺（初詣の人出で例年日本一を争う）、成田山として知られる千葉県成田市の成田山新勝寺及び東京都八王子市の高尾山薬王院がある。
English: The history of Chishaku-in Temple is complex and connected to Daidenpo-in Temple in Kii Province and Shoun-ji Temple built by Hideyoshi TOYOTOMI for his beloved child Tsurumatsu, who died aged 3.
Japanese: 智積院の歴史は複雑で、紀州にあった大伝法院と、豊臣秀吉が、3歳で死去した愛児鶴松のために建てた祥雲寺という2つの寺が関係している。
English: Chishaku-in Temple was originally a sub-temple (a temple that stands within the grounds of another temple) of Negorosan Daidenpo-in Temple in Kii Province (present day Iwade City, Wakayama Prefecture).
Japanese: 智積院は、もともと紀州（現在の和歌山県岩出市）根来山（ねごろさん）大伝法院の仏塔（たっちゅう、山内寺院）であった。
English: Daidenpo-in Temple was established on Mt. Koya in 1130 by Shingon Sect monk Kakuban, but he left Mt. Koya due to doctrinal opposition, relocated Daidenpo-in Temple to Mt. Negoro in 1140 and established the Shingi Shingon Sect.
Japanese: 大伝法院は真言宗の僧覚鑁（かくばん）が大治5年（1130年）、高野山に創建した寺院だが、教義上の対立から覚鑁は高野山を去り、保延6年（1140年）、大伝法院を根来山に移して新義真言宗を打ち立てた。
English: Chishaku-in Temple was constructed as a sub-temple of Daidenpo-in Temple during the Northern and Southern Court Period by a monk named Shinkenbo Chosei and served as an academic temple on Mt. Negoro.
Japanese: 智積院は南北朝時代(日本)、この大伝法院の塔頭として、真憲坊長盛という僧が建立したもので、根来山内の学問所であった。
English: In the modern age, Mt. Negoro's Daidenpo-in Temple became opposed to Hideyoshi TOYOTOMI and was completely destroyed by fire in the Siege of Negoro in 1585.
Japanese: 近世に入って、根来山大伝法院は豊臣秀吉と対立し、天正13年（1585年）の根来攻めで、全山炎上した。
English: The head priest of Chishaku-in Temple, Genyu (Gyosho 1529-1605) fled the temple before the Siege of Negoro and escaped to Mt. Koya with his disciples.
Japanese: 当時、智積院の住職であった玄宥（尭性/ぎょうしょう、1529-1605）は、根来攻めの始まる前に弟子たちを引きつれて寺を出、高野山に逃れた。
English: Genyu intended to restore Chishaku-ji Temple in order to protect the teachings of the Shingi Shingon Sect, but over 10 years passed without his ambition being realized.
Japanese: 玄宥は、新義真言宗の法灯を守るため智積院の再興を志したが、念願がかなわないまま十数年が過ぎた。
English: In 1601, the year after the forces of Ieyasu TOKUGAWA were victorious at the Battle of Sekigahara, Ieyasu granted the buildings and land of the temple attached to Toyokuni-jinja (Hokoku-jinja) Shrine (Kyoto City) (the shrine enshrining Hideyoshi TOYOTOMI with the posthumous name 'Hokoku Daimyojin') to Genyu and Chishaku-in Temple was finally revived.
Japanese: 関ヶ原の戦いで徳川家康方が勝利した翌年の慶長6年（1601年）、家康は東山の豊国神社(京都市)（豊臣秀吉が死後「豊国大明神」として祀られた神社）の付属寺院の土地建物を玄宥に与え、智積院はようやく復興した。
English: Chishaku-in Temple was further expanded in 1615, the time of third-generation head priest Tadatake INA, when the Toyotomi clan was deposed and the temple was granted the neighboring Zen temple Shoun-ji that was previously connected to the Toyotomi family.
Japanese: さらに、三代目住職伊奈忠武の代、元和(日本)元年（1615年）に豊臣氏が滅び、隣接地にあった豊臣家ゆかりの禅寺・祥雲寺の寺地を与えられてさらに規模を拡大しました。
English: The post-revival Chishaku-in Temple was given the title 'Negoro-ji' and the mountain prefix 'Iobusan', a mountain still noted in Negoro today.
Japanese: 復興後の智積院の寺号を「根来寺」、山号を現在も根来に名を残す山「五百佛山」とした。
English: In order to pray for the soul of his beloved child Tsurumatsu (Sutemaru) who died aged 3, Hideyoshi TOYOTOMI built Shoun-ji Temple in 1591 and invited the Myoshin-ji Temple monk, Nanka Genko to serve as founding priest.
Japanese: 祥雲寺は、豊臣秀吉が、3歳で死去した愛児鶴松（棄丸）の菩提のため、天正19年（1591年）、妙心寺の僧・南化玄興を開山に招いて建立した寺であった。
English: The National Treasure designated wall paintings created by the Tohaku HASEGAWA school and owned by Chishaku-in Temple once adorned the walls of Shoun-ji Temple's Kyaku-den (guest hall).
Japanese: 現在、智積院の所蔵で国宝に指定されている長谷川等伯一派の障壁画は、この祥雲寺の客殿を飾っていたものであった。
English: This Kyaku-den was destroyed by fire in 1682, but the majority of the wall paintings were saved and survive until today.
Japanese: この客殿は天和(日本)2年（1682年）の火災で全焼しているが、障壁画は大部分が助け出され、現存している。
English: It is assumed that the unnatural order of the surviving wall paintings results from the re-arranging of those works that could be saved from the fire.
Japanese: 現存の障壁画の一部に不自然な継ぎ目があるのは、火災から救出されて残った画面を継ぎ合わせたためと推定されている。
English: In recent times, there was also a fire in 1947 in which 16 of the National Treasure designated wall paintings of the Shin-den (Emperor's residence) were destroyed.
Japanese: 近代に入って1947年にも火災があり、当時国宝に指定されていた宸殿の障壁画のうち16面が焼失してしまった。
English: Before the reconstruction of the Ko-do, excavations were conducted in 1992 that unearthed the remains of Shoun-ji Temple's Kyaku-den and confirmed that it was the largest, most grand Kyaku-den in the whole of Japan.
Japanese: 講堂再建に先だって、1992年に発掘調査が実施されたが、その結果、祥雲寺客殿の遺構が検出され、日本でも最大規模の壮大な客殿建築であったことがあらためて裏付けられた。
English: The main gate (relocated former gate of one of the halls of Tofukumon-in Temple) faces the T-junction of Higashioji-dori Street and Shichijo-dori Street, and beyond this stand the halls including the Ko-do (reconstructed in 1995 after 300 years), the large study hall and the Shin-den.
Japanese: 東大路通りと七条通りのT字路に面して総門（東福門院の旧殿の門を移築したもの）が建ち、その先には講堂（平成7年、1995年、300年ぶりに再建）、大書院、宸殿などが建つ。
English: Further within the precinct are the other halls including the Kon-do main hall (housing the principal image Diamond Realm Vairocana and, in the basement level, a set of two mandalas depicting both the Five Wisdom Buddhas of the Diamond Realm as well as the Five Wisdom Kings of the Womb Realm), Myoo-den (relocated main hall of Daiun-in Temple, housing the principal image of Acala), Daishi-do (constructed in 1789 and dedicated to Kukai) and Mitsugon-do (constructed in 1667 and dedicated to Shingi Shingon Sect founder, Kakuban).
Japanese: 境内奥には金堂（本尊金剛界大日如来、地下に両界曼荼羅大日如来）、明王殿（大雲院本堂を移築したもの、本尊不動明王）、大師堂（1789年築、空海を祀る）、密厳堂（1667年築、新義真言宗の祖・覚鑁を祀る）などが建つ。
English: Of the images of 'cherry blossoms and maple trees,' 'the cherry blossom paintings' are the work of Tohaku's son, Kyuzo, who died aged 26.
Japanese: 「桜楓図」のうちの「桜図」が等伯の子で26歳で没した久蔵の遺作とされている。
English: Color on gold leaf background paper image of a pine tree and flowering plants: In fact a pair of two-section folding screens (byobu) but included with the 'large study hall wall paintings.'
Japanese: 紙本金地著色松に草花図二曲屏風一隻　屏風仕立てになっているが、「大書院障壁画」と一連のものである。
English: 3 minutes walk from 'Hakubutsukan Sanju-sangen-do mae' bus stop after taking Kyoto City Bus route 206 from JR Kyoto Station (5 minutes).
Japanese: JR京都駅→市バス206系統で5分、「博物館三十三間堂前」下車、徒歩3分
English: Toji-in Temple is a Buddhist temple belonging to the Tenryu-ji school of the Rinzai sect located in Kita Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture (Kyoto City).
Japanese: 等持院（とうじいん）は、京都府京都市北区(京都市)にある臨済宗天龍寺派の寺院。
English: Takauji ASHIKAGA constructed Toji-ji Temple in 1341 in the area now known as Oike, Yanaginobanba, Nakagyo Ward, Kyoto City and, two years later, in 1343, built the Kita Toji-ji branch temple in the area now known as Toji-in Kitamachi, Kita Ward, Kyoto City.
Japanese: 足利尊氏は、1341年（暦応4年）に現在の京都市中京区柳馬場御池付近に等持寺を建立し、その2年後の1343年、現在の京都市北区等持院北町に別院北等持寺を建立した。
English: After Takauji's death, the Kita Toji-ji branch temple became his burial place and its name changed to 'Toji-in Temple.'
Japanese: 尊氏の死後、別院北等持寺は尊氏の墓所となり、その名前を「等持院」と改称した。
English: When the Yanaginobanba main temple was destroyed by fire during the Onin War, the former branch temple Toji-in became the main temple.
Japanese: その後、応仁の乱で柳馬場の本寺が焼失したため、別院だった現在の等持院が本寺になった。
English: The chief priest at the time, Dosetsu TSUGA, introduced Eiji SAWAMURA who was in the Kyoto Commercial High School (now the Kyoto Gakuen Senior High School) baseball team to Tokyo Yomiuri Giants Senior Managing Director, Tadao ICHIOKA.
Japanese: その当時の住職は栂道節で、京都商業学校（現京都学園高等学校）野球部にいた沢村栄治を東京巨人軍専務取締役市岡忠男に紹介した。
English: The current hojo was relocated from Kaifuku-in Temple, a sub-temple of Myoshin-ji Temple in 1616 by Masanori FUKUSHIMA.
Japanese: 現方丈は元和(日本)2年(1616年)に福島正則が妙心寺海福院から移設したもの。
English: It is said that they were designed by Muso Soseki but it is also said that they have a mid-Edo period style.
Japanese: 夢窓疎石作と伝えられるが、様式的には江戸時代中頃の作と言われている。
English: The gardens originally incorporated the surrounding scenery of Kinugasayama (Kyoto Prefecture) into their design, but the view has since become obstructed by the expansion of the Kinugasa Campus of Ritsumeikan University.
Japanese: 庭園は本来は衣笠山(京都府)を借景としていたが、立命館大学衣笠キャンパスの拡充により、今では校舎に眺めを遮られている。
English: * Although he is not one of the successive Ashikaga Shogun, he is closely related to the Ashikaga Shogun family because he appointed the Ashikaga family including the Kira clan and Imagawa clan to the Tokugawa Shogunate as Koke (a noble ranking below a Daimyo), as well as granting the descendants of Takauji ASHIKAGA's third son and Muromachi Shogunate first Kamakura kubo (Kamakura governor-general) Motouji ASHIKAGA the 5,000-koku Kizuregawa Domain in Shimotsuke Province and appointing them 100,000-koku Daimyo (Kizuregawa family), despite the fact that the small stipend was far lower than even 10,000-koku.
Japanese: ※足利歴代将軍ではないが、吉良氏・今川氏をはじめとする足利氏一族を高家として江戸幕府に取り立てた他、足利尊氏の三男である室町幕府初代鎌倉公方・足利基氏の子孫に下野国・喜連川藩5000石を与え、1万石に満たない少禄ながら10万石格の大名（喜連川家）に取り立てるなど、足利将軍家縁の者を重んじた。
English: Honno-ji Temple is a Buddhist temple belonging to the Hokke-shu Hommon-ryu Sect located in Nakagyo Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture.
Japanese: 本能寺（ほんのうじ）は、京都府京都市中京区にある、法華宗本門流の寺院。
English: Its principal image as determined by Nichiren is the mandala from the 'Nam Myoho Renge Kyo' of Kuonjojugusoku.
Japanese: 本尊は、日蓮が定めた久遠常住具足の「南無妙法蓮華経」の曼荼羅である。
English: The precinct includes seven sub-temples (Esho-in, Rensho-in, Josei-in, Koshun-in, Hongyo-in, Gemmyo-in, and Unryu-in).
Japanese: 塔頭が七院ある（恵昇院、蓮承院、定性院、高俊院、本行院、源妙院、雲龍院）。
English: Honno-ji Temple's name was initially written using a different 'no' character and was built by Nichiryu between Aburanokoji-dori Street Takatsuji, Kyoto and Gojobo-mon in 1415 during the Muromachi period.
Japanese: 本能寺は、当初は「本応寺」という寺号で、室町時代の1415年（応永22年）、京都油小路通高辻通と五条坊門の間に、日隆によって創建されたものである。
English: Because Nichiryu was opposed to Getsumyo of Myohon-ji Temple over the issues of honjaku (the relationships between Buddhist deities and Shinto kami) and shoretsu (superiority of the essential section of the Lotus Sutra over the theoretical section), Honno-ji Temple was attacked by Getsumyo followers and he moved to Mii - Amagasaki in Kawachi Province.
Japanese: 日隆は、妙本寺の月明と本迹勝劣をめぐって対立したため、月明の宗徒によって本応寺は破却され、日隆は河内国三井・尼崎へ移った。
English: On his return to Kyoto in 1429, he rebuilt Honno-ji Temple at Uchino, in the vicinity of Senbon Gokuraku, with the backing of the major supporter Sojun KOSODEYA and, in 1433, the temple was again rebuilt and the 'no' character of the temple name changed after being he was donated land by Nyoio-maru in the area of Rokkaku-dori Street, the western area of Omiya-dori Street and the area of Shijobo-mon Street.
Japanese: 1429年（永享元年）、帰洛して大檀那の小袖屋宗句の援助により、千本極楽付近の内野に本応寺を再建し、さらに1433年（永享5年）、如意王丸から六角通大宮通の西、四条坊門に土地の寄進を受け再建し、寺号を「本能寺」と改めた。
English: Following this, Honno-ji Temple flourished as a sacred place from which Nichiren's 'Hommon-happon' Lotus Sutra doctrine was spread and, in the late medieval period, became one of the 21 head temples of the Kyoto Hokke Sect; gaining the protection of the Ashikaga clan.
Japanese: その後、本能寺は日蓮の本義である「本門八品」の法華経弘通の霊場として栄え、中世後期には京都法華宗21ヶ本山の一つとなり、足利氏の保護を受けた。
English: The approximately 40,000㎡ temple grounds occupied an area of that spread south of Rokkaku, north of Shijobo-mon, east of Kushige, west of Omiya and included many branch temples.
Japanese: 寺域は六角以南、四条坊門以北、櫛笥以東、大宮以西で方4町（約4万m²）の敷地を有し、また多くの子院も有していた。
English: A doctrinal dispute with Enryaku-ji Temple escalated into the Tenbun Hokke Disturbance in 1536, during which all of the temple's halls were completely destroyed and followers temporarily fled to Kenpon-ji Temple (Sakai City) in Sakai City.
Japanese: 1536年（天文(元号)5年）、延暦寺との教義論争に端を発した天文法華の乱により堂宇はことごとく焼失し、一時堺市の顕本寺(堺市)に避難した。
English: On Nichiryu's return to Kyoto in around 1547-1548, Nichijo shonin, son of Imperial Prince Kunitaka of the fifth Fushimino-miya imperial family, became head priest (8th) and acquired a large site covering Shijo Nishinotoin-dori Street, Aburanokoji-dori Street, Ozunu and Nishikikoji-dori Street (the area of the former Honno Elementary School) where a large temple complex with over 30 branch temples was constructed.
Japanese: その後、1547年（天文16年）-1548年（天文17年）のころ帰洛し、伏見宮第5代那高親王の子日承上人が入寺し「第8世」を称し、四条西洞院通・油小路・小角・錦小路通にわたる地域（旧本能小学校のあたり）に広大な寺地を得て、大伽藍が造営され、子院も30余ヶ院を擁した。
English: The temple had not had an honorific mountain prefix since the time of its founding by Nichiryu and was presided over by a single chief abbot along with Honko-ji Temple (Amagasaki City), but as successive chief abbots later went on to disseminate their teachings, branch temples were founded around the Kinki region, in the Hokuriku district, on the coast of the Inland Sea and even as far as Tanegashima, and Hommon-ryu became established with Honno-ji Temple at its top.
Japanese: 日隆の開山以来、尼崎市の本興寺(尼崎市)とともに山号はなく両山一貫主制をしいていたが、その後、歴代貫主が地方に布教し、日承の時代には末寺が畿内、北陸地方、瀬戸内海沿岸諸国さらに種子島まで広布し、本能寺を頂点とする本門流教団が成立した。
English: As Honno-ji Temple was early to disseminate its teachings to Tanegashima, it became deeply involved with the daimyo (Japanese territorial lord) in the Sengoku Period through the acquisition of guns and gunpowder.
Japanese: 本能寺は、早くから種子島に布教していたことから、鉄砲・火薬の入手につき戦国大名との関係が深かった。