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| Who founded Onjo-ji and when was construction of the temple complete? |
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| Prince Otomo's son Otomo-no-Yota, 686 C.E. |
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| What does the name "Mii-Dera" mean and when did it come into use? |
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Mii-Dera means "three-well temple" and is a reference to a sacred spring on the temple used for ritual bathing of imperial royalty.
The name came to use in the ninth century when Enchin restored Onjo-ji after years of neglect. |
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| In the Heian Period what two principle Buddhist sects existed? |
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| Who was sent from Mt. Hiei to China in 853 to study esoteric Buddhism? |
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| What sect of Buddhism did Enchin follow? |
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| Enchin transformed Onjo-ji into head temple of which subsect of which sect of Buddhism? |
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| Jimon (lit. "temple schoool") sub-sect of the Tendai sect. |
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| Which subsect of Tendai waas Enryaku-ji under? |
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| Who did Enryaku-ji refuse to acknowledge as abbot despite orders from Emperor Kazan? |
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| Which temple was Raigo from? |
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| Which emperor did Raigo pray for a son for? |
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| Which clan did Mii-dera aid during the Gempei War? |
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| Which prince was killed by Taira (Heike) clan warriors while being defended by Mii-dera monks? |
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| Who was the leader of the Minamoto clan at the time the Gempei War was won? |
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| who was the first Ashikaga ruler? |
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| Why did Nobunaga burn down Mii-dera? |
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| He was attacking Enryaku-ji, because it was a threat to his power. |
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| Who was Nobunaga's general and successor? |
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| What contributions did Tokugawa Ieyasu (the first Tokugawa Shogun) make to Mii-dera? |
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| He donated the large gate at the main entrance. |
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| How did General MacArthur change Mii-dera? |
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| He reduced its ~1,000 branch temples to 300 and split up and reorganized large temples like Mii-dera. |
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