Kantō Jūhachi Danrin

Kantō Jūhachi Danrin (関東十八檀林, lit. eighteen danrin temples in the Kantō region) is generic term for eighteen Jōdo-shū temples located in Kantō region that were recognized as danrin[lower-alpha 1] by Tokugawa shogunate.[1]

In the early Edo period Chion-in was considered to be one of the most notable temples of Jōdo-shū, though, its official status in the religious sect remained unclear. In 1597 (Keichō 2) Sonshō of Chion-in enacted Kantō-danrin-kiyaku (関東檀林規約, lit. agreement on danrin in Kantō) consisting of five articles, which established the system of honmatsu-seido. In July 24th 1615 (Genna Gannen) Tokugawa shogunate issued Jōdo-shū-hatto (浄土宗法度, lit. laws of Jōdo-shū) consisting of thirty five articles, which had been originally suggested by Jisho of Zōjō-ji. The management system of the sect was established, in which Chion-in was recognized as Monzeki and Zōjō-ji as Sōroku-jo.[lower-alpha 2][4] Kantō Jūhachi Danrin were designated under the law, and it was also stipulated that important issues regarding the sect were to be discussed at the meeting of danrin and that the priests were to be trained only at danrin.

List of Kantō Jūhachi Danrin

All of eighteen temples that were recognized as Kantō Jūhachi Danrin are listed below.[1]

Musashi Province

Sagami Province

Shimōsa Province

  • Gugyo-ji (Yuki, Ibaraki)
  • Tozen-ji (Matsudo, Chiba)
  • Daigan-ji (Chiba, Chiba)
  • Gugyo-ji (Joso, Ibaraki)

Kōzuke Province

Hitachi Province

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See also

Notes
  1. Danrin is a temple that plays a role as college and institute for the priests in Edo period. Not only Jōdo-shū but other sects like Tendai-shū had their own danrin temples.[1][2]
  2. Sōroku-jo (総録所) manages the religious affairs of all Jōdo-shū temples around the country. [3]
  3. The temple was moved from Kamiyoshi-cho (now Higashi-ueno[5]) in 1939.[6]

Reference
  1. "関東十八檀林(かんとうじゅうはちだんりん)とは - コトバンク" (in Japanese). kotobank. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  2. "檀林／談林(ダンリン)とは - コトバンク" (in Japanese). kotobank. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  3. "由来・歴史 増上寺" (in Japanese). Zōjō-ji. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  4. "Jodo Shu in Modern Times(近世近代の浄土宗)" (in Japanese). Jodo Shu Press (浄土宗新聞). 1 October 1991. p. 6. Missing or empty |url= (help)
  5. "神吉町" (PDF). Taito City. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  6. "幡随院(ばんずいいん)とは - コトバンク" (in Japanese). kotobank. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
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