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Where Kenreimonin, daughter of Taira no Kiyomori, spent her last years. The final scene of The Tale of the Heike.
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Jakkoin is a temple (nunnery) of the Tendai school in Ohara, Sakyo Ward, Kyoto. Its mountain name is Seikozan. Its temple name is Gyokusenji. The principal image is Jizo Bosatsu. The founder is said to be Prince Shotoku. It is the place where Kenreimon-in Tokuko, daughter of Taira no Kiyomori, lived in seclusion after the fall of the Taira clan, and it is also a temple associated with the Tale of the Heike. According to temple tradition, it was founded in 594 (2nd year of Empress Suiko) by Prince Shotoku to pray for the repose of his father, Emperor Yomei. Its original name was Gyokusenji, and its first abbot is said to have been Gyokushohime (the nun Ezen), the prince's wet nurse.
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Founded：594 (traditional) Blessings：Rebirth
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