Chusonji

Chuson-ji is a Buddhist temple in the city of Hiraizumi in southern Iwate Prefecture, Japan. It is the top temple of the Tendai sect in Tohoku area of northern Honshu. The temple claims it changed into based in 850 by means of Ennin, the third chief abbot of the sect. George Sansom states Chuson-ji turned into based by way of Fujiwara no Kiyohira in 1095. Chuson ji is unique as a Special Historic Site and in June 2011 turned into listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site as a part of the "Historic Monuments and Sites of Hiraizumi.

At the beginning of the twelfth century, huge-scale temple creation became done through Fujiwara no Kiyohira, the founder of the Northern Fujiwara clan. The temple turned into built to placate souls of all who died within the Former Nine Years War and the Latter Three Years' War. Kiyohira, who have been compelled into bloody battles and lost his circle of relatives inside the battle, resolved to deliver peace to the vicinity primarily based on a perfect society following the lessons of Buddha.

Per the Azuma Kagami the authentic history of the Kamakura shogunate the temple contained extra than forty halls and pagodas, and over 300 monks' residences. Kiyohira's son Fujiwara no Motohira endured this plan, and commissioned his very own exceptional temple, Motsu-ji, close by. Motsu-ji was completed through his son, Fujiwara no Hidehira, who additionally commissioned Muryoko-in.