Fujiwara no Fusasaki
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Fujiwara no Fusasaki was a member of the Fujiwara clan and the founder of the Hokke branch
of the Fujiwara.
(associate counselor) in the Daijō-kan.
He founded the temple of Sugimoto-dera in Kamakura
in 734 with the priest Gyōki
(668–749). The temple's legend holds that Empress Komyo (701–760) in the Nara Period (710–794) instructed Fusasaki, the then high-ranking minister, and a famous priest named Gyoki (668–749) to build the temple enshrining a statue of Eleven-Headed Kan'non, or Ekadasamukha in Sanskrit, as the main object of worship. Priest Gyoki fashioned the statue himself because he was also a great sculptor.
(659–720); and Fusasaki was a parent of Fujiwara no Uona
.
Fusasaki died of smallpox. He died in 737.
Hokke (Fujiwara)
The Hokke was a cadet branch of the Fujiwara clan. It was founded by Fujiwara no FusasakiFusasaki had three brothers: Muchimaro, Maro and Umakai. These four brothers are known for having established the "four houses" of the Fujiwara....
of the Fujiwara.
Career
Fusasaki was a SangiSangi (Japan)
was an associate counselor in the Imperial court of Japan from the 8th century until the Meiji period in the 19th century.This was a position in the daijō-kan, or early feudal Japanese government...
(associate counselor) in the Daijō-kan.
He founded the temple of Sugimoto-dera in Kamakura
Kamakura, Kanagawa
is a city located in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, about south-south-west of Tokyo. It used to be also called .Although Kamakura proper is today rather small, it is often described in history books as a former de facto capital of Japan as the seat of the Shogunate and of the Regency during the...
in 734 with the priest Gyōki
Gyoki
was a Japanese Buddhist priest of the Nara period, born in Ōtori county, Kawachi Province , to family of Korean Baekje descent. Gyōki became a monk at Asuka-dera temple in Nara at the age of 15, and studied under master Dōshō as one of his first pupils. Gyōki studied Yogacara , a core doctrine of...
(668–749). The temple's legend holds that Empress Komyo (701–760) in the Nara Period (710–794) instructed Fusasaki, the then high-ranking minister, and a famous priest named Gyoki (668–749) to build the temple enshrining a statue of Eleven-Headed Kan'non, or Ekadasamukha in Sanskrit, as the main object of worship. Priest Gyoki fashioned the statue himself because he was also a great sculptor.
Genealogy
Fusasaki' father was Fujiwara no FuhitoFujiwara no Fuhito
Fujiwara no Fuhito was a powerful member of the imperial court of Japan during the Asuka and Nara periods...
(659–720); and Fusasaki was a parent of Fujiwara no Uona
Fujiwara no Uona
Fujiwara no Uona was a member of the Fujiwara clan in Japan and occupied the position of sadaijin "Minister of the Left" in the ancient Japanese court. He was son of Fujiwara no Fusasaki ....
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Fusasaki died of smallpox. He died in 737.