Yoshizaki Gobo Temple Ruins are located on the northern edge of Fukui prefecture, near the border of Ishikawa. Rennyo, the eighth head priest of Honganji Temple in Kyoto, rebuilt Honganji here in 1471 after it had been oppressed and destroyed by Enryakuji Temple in 1466. He lived here for four years, acquired many followers from the entire area and the temple flourished. In 1506 it was again destroyed by the Asakura Clan (reigning power of the area), and the place had been deserted for 240 long years until another two annexes of Honganji Temple (West and East Annex) were built in 1746 to 1747. Now in the ruins, only the statue of Rennyo, and other monuments related to him stand silently on the vast hilltop overlooking the crystal water of Lake Kitagata.
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Yoshizaki Gobo Temple Ruins, Fukui
Priest Rennyo resurrected Honganji Temple atop the hill
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