Daikaku-ji

is a Japanese Buddhist temple in Kyoto.Richie, Donald. (1995).   Daikaku-ji, The Temples of Kyoto, pp. 60-63.

History
The earliest structures were built in the early Heian period as a villa of Emperor Saga (785-842). Osawa pond, the artificial lake in the Japanese garden, was created in Saga's lifetime.Young, David et al. (2005). The Art of the Japanese Garden, p. 72

After Saga's death, a Buddhist temple complex was established at the site.  Imperial princes were often appointed as abbot of the temple.

In the 14th century, the temple came to be associated with the Kameyama branch of the Imperial family.Ponsonby-Fane, Richard. (1966). Kyoto: the Old Capital of Japan (794-1869), p. 135.

Timeline
 July 16, 1324 (Genkō 4, 22nd day of the 6th month):: Former-Emperor Go-Uda died at the temple.Ponsonby-Fane, p. 136; Varley, H. Paul. (1980). Jinnō Shōtōki, p. 237.
 August 38, 1338 (Ryakuō 1, 13th day of the 7th month): Ashikaga forces burned the temple.Richie, p. 62.
 1626 (Kan'ei 3): Emperor Go-Mizunoo added an Edo period shinden.

Related pages
 History of Japan
 Daikakuji Seamount

References

Other websites

  Daikaku-ji website 
 Japan-guide.com, Daikaku-ji
 Kyoto National Museum  -- "Treasures of Daikaku-ji," including portrait of Go-Uda and the former-emperor's will 

Category:Buddhist temples in Japan
Category:9th-century buildings and structures
Category:Kyoto