Hosshō-ji
Buddhist temple in Kyōto, Japan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Hosshō-ji (Japanese: 法勝寺, Hepburn: Hosshō-ji) was a Buddhist temple in northeastern Kyoto, Japan, endowed by Emperor Shirakawa in fulfillment of a sacred vow.[1] The temple complex was located east of the Kamo River in the Shirakawa district; and its chief architectural feature was a nine-storied octagonal pagoda.[2]
Hosshō-ji is known as one of the "Six Victorious Temples" (六勝寺, Rokushō-ji),[3] which encompass monasteries enjoying extravagant Imperial patronage from their inception. They are sometimes identified as the "Superlative Temples" or the "Shō Temples" because of the middle syllable of the temple name.[4]