Night and Early Morning at the Mibu-dera Temple – Kyoto, Japan
Mibu-dera (壬生寺) is a Buddhist temple in Nakagyo Ward, Kyoto.
The temple was founded in 991 by the monk Kaiken of Onjō-ji as a gift to his mother. In 1005 a memorial service was held in which the temple was given the name “Komii-dera (小三井寺, lit. “little Mii-dera”)” in reference to the founder’s original temple. It is said that the title “Jizō-in” was bestowed on the temple during Emperor Shirakawa’s imperial visit.
The priest Engaku of the Yuzu Nembutsu school restored the temple in the medieval period. Tradition holds that he was responsible for establishing the practice of the Mibu Dai Nembutsu Kyōgen, now an Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property.
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