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Monzeki (門跡) were ****anese
Buddhist priests of
aristocratic or
imperial lineage. The term was also
applied to the
temples in
which they lived. An example...
- consort,
Empress Kōjun.
Prince Kotohito was
initially sent to Sambō-in
monzeki temple at the age of
three to be
raised as a
Buddhist monk, but was selected...
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sometimes referred to as Yama no zasu (山の座主),
meaning "Abbot of the mountain."
Monzeki (門跡) was a term
reserved for
priests of
aristocratic or
imperial lineage...
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could enter the
Buddhist priesthood,
generally as the head of one of the
monzeki temples in and
around Kyoto.
During the Edo period, the
latter practice...
- as
monzeki (門跡,
monzeki). The term was also
applied to the
temples and
monastic communities in
which they were joined; and Kajū-ji was a
monzeki temple...
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vacancy arose.
After retiring from his throne,
Emperor Uda
became the
first Monzeki, or
aristocratic priest, of Ninna-ji. From then on
until the end of the...
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Prince Yoshiaki, a
young man of 22, who had
lived as a
Buddhist monk at the
monzeki temple of Ninna-ji was
named nominal commander in
chief of the army. Although...
- Manshu-in ((曼殊院), Manshu-in), also
known as the Mans****n
Monzeki, is a
Tendai monastery located near the
Shugakuin Imperial Villa at Sakyō-ku, Ichijo-ji...
- he was sent into the
Buddhist priesthood, and ****igned to
serve at the
monzeki temple of Ninna-ji in Kyoto,
where he
adopted the
title Ninnaji-no-miya...
- was
adopted by
Emperor Kōkaku, but
later became a
Buddhist priest at the
monzeki temple of Emman-in. He was
named Kajii-no-miya and rose to
become head...
