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  Emperor Go-Saga - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Emperor Go-Saga (後嵯峨天皇 Go-Saga Tennō) (April 1, 1220 – March 17, 1272) was the 88th imperial ruler of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession.
He was the second son of Emperor Tsuchimikado, and second cousin of his predecessor Emperor Shijō.
When Emperor Tsuchimikado moved to Tosa Province (on Shikoku), he was raised by his mother's side of the family.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gosaga,_Emperor_of_Japan   (317 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
The Emperor issues or causes to be issued, the Ordinances necessary for the carrying out of the laws, or for the maintenance of the public peace and order, and for the promotion of the welfare of the subjects.
The Emperor determines the organization of the different branches of the administration, and salaries of all civil and military officers, and appoints and dismisses the same.
The Emperor shall be the symbol of the State and of the unity of the people, deriving his position from the will of the people with whom resides sovereign power.
www.openhistory.org /jhdp/download/encyclopedia/0.3.3/ejh.txt   (16714 words)

  
 Encyclopedia of Japanese History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
The Emperor Meiji died in 1912 and the Taisho emperor took the throne and thus began the Taisho Era.
The Emperor Saga (reigned 809 to 823) started the tradition of giving the name `Minamoto' to the sons and sometimes brothers of emperors and then casting them free, as new families, separate from the imperial court.
Thus, the Daigo-Minamoto are descendents of the Emperor Daigo and the Uda-Minamoto are descendents of the Emperor Uda.
www.openhistory.org /jhdp/encyclopedia/m.html   (1568 words)

  
 GHQ Reports on Kumazawa Tenno & Nancho Restoration
One of the extremely leftist newspapers, consistently opposed to retaining the Emperor in power, published an interview between one of its correspondents and a spokesman for the "Kumazawa Emperor," a grocer in Nagoya who claims to be the legitimate heir to the throne.
Historical explanations seeking to justify the claim of the grocer, "Emperor Kumazawa," to the Japanese Throne as the rightful descendant of the Emperor Godaigo, were made by four speakers at a meeting on 21 April at Arago.
In 1947 "Emperor KUMAZAWA" appealed to President Truman to depose HIROHITO and the spurious northern dynasty and have the peace conference recognize the heir to the southern dynasty as the Emperor of Japan.
www.nancho.net /nancho/ghqkuma1.html   (1009 words)

  
 Emperor Go-Saga of Japan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Emperor Go-Saga (後嵯峨天皇) (1220 - 1272) was the 88th imperial ruler of Japan.
This book by Herschel Webb is a thorough and interesting account of the role played by Japan's emperors in the Tokugawa period (1603-1868) and their relations with the Shogun's court.
Professor Keene has assembled enough primary and secondary material to form as complete a picture of the Meiji emperor as is likely to exist for a long time.
www.freeglossary.com /Emperor_Gosaga_of_Japan   (532 words)

  
 Manual of Nichiren Buddhism
There was a regulation that, if the Empress Dowager died after the Ex-Emperor during the regnal years of an emperor, a lady of the Imperial family should be installed as the mother-in-law of the emperor, and that the funeral of the natural mother of the emperor should be held unofficially.
In May 133 1, the Emperor attempted to raise his army against the Kamakura Government, but the plot was revealed, and the Emperor fled to Kasagi in the Province of Yamato (Nara-ken) in August that year.
The Emperor fled to Hieizan, whereby Takauji enthroned the Emperor Kômyô a brother of the Ex-Emperor Kogon.
la.nichirenshu.org /history/history.htm   (9929 words)

  
 Raccoon Tales :: Nison-in   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
The temple was first built during the years 834-837, by Jikaku Daishi under the patronage of Emperor Saga.
Later, the well known San Tei Ryo (cemetery of the three Emperors), was established in the temple precincts.
It holds the ashes of Emperors Tsuchimikado, Gosaga and Kameyama.
raccoon.gmm.com.au /photos/Nison   (60 words)

  
 JAL Guide to Japan - Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto ( World Heritage )
Tenryu-ji Temple is located in Ukyo-ku, Kyoto City and is the headquarters of the Tenryu-ji School of the Rinzai sect of Japanese Buddhism.
The precursor to Tenryu-ji Temple is said to have been Danrin-ji Temple; founded by the Empress Tachibananokachiko, wife of the Emperor Saga.
In the 13th century though the Emperor Gosaga and his son Prince Kameyama built an imperial villa named "Kameyama Villa" on the site and following the death of the Emperor Godaigo in 1339 the Zen priest Muso Soseki recommended that the shogun Ashikaga Takauji build a temple to pray for the deceased emperor's repose.
www.gu.jal.com /world/en/guidetojapan/world_heritage/kyoto/see/index06.html   (340 words)

  
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Emperor SHIJO dies without an heir, and the shogunate intercedes to forces the accession of Emperor GOSAGA; GOSAGA's princes, who later become the emperors GOFUKAKUSA and KAMEYAMA, initiate the succession dispute that culminates in 1337 in the establishment of the NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN COURTS.
Emperor GODAIGO escapes to Yoshino; declaring that the regalia he had surrendered to Prince Toyohito were imitations and denying his abdication, he establishes the South Court.
Formal return of dominate registers to Emperor MEIJI (HANSEKI HOKAN).The shrine Shokonsha (now YASUKUNI SHRINE) is established in Tokyo to enshrine Japanese who died in war from 1853 on.EZO, the region to the north of the main island of Honshu, is renamed HOKKAIDO; the KAITAKUSHI (Hokkaido Colonization Office) is opened.
www.nissubashi.org /800x600/en/history_jap/files/dates1.html   (8231 words)

  
 Japan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
While there certainly have been forcible depositions, assassinations, and revolts at times, the large number is simply a reflection of a tendency within the culture to retire from the burdens of official life after a time.
In the case of the Tennos ("Emperors"), they often settled in monasteries, where they continued to exert influence over their successors from the privileged position of elder statesmen.
Thus, the Shoguns assumed temporal command of the nation, leaving the Emperors to a secluded position of spiritual influence.
www.hostkingdom.net /japan.html   (1429 words)

  
 Sanjusangen-Do   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
The number thirty-three is derived from the belief that, in order to save man from danger and distress and bestow prosperity and happiness, the Bodhisattva Kannon can transform him/herself into one of thirty-three different forms, assuming whichever one is most appropriate for a particular time and place.
This temple was founded in 1164 A.D. at the demand of the Emperor Goshirakawa, who was not only a pious devotee to Kannon Bodhisattva, but also has the reputation of being an earnest sovereign in his attempt to bring about peace by propagating the Buddhist faith throughout the country.
In 1249, the hall was burnt down, and the then Emperor Gosaga issued immediately an order to reconstruct another in the very same style as the original building and the arrangement of 1,001 Kannons (Goddess of Mercy).
cmd.flovers.klever.net /sanjusangendoarch   (214 words)

  
 Are men more intelligent than women - Page:4
Buddhism was adopted by Emperor Shomu as the religion of the imperial court, although worship of the national gods, led by Amaterasu Omikami from whom the ruling dynasty claimed descent, as a customary rite was not disavowed.
When her successor, Emperor Konin, died in 781, the council of ministers refused to allow a woman to take the throne, thereby creating a precedent which was followed consistently in later times, except for two unimportant instances after 1600, when the throne was powerless.
Since the first Emperor Jinmu Tenno came to power in 585BC until now, a total of 2419 years, Japan has been rules by females for a total of only 94 years, and even then it must be remembered that many historians believe the Imperial Court wielded the real power - not the Emperor OR Empress.
www.englishforums.com /English/IntelligentWomen/4/vphq/Post.htm   (2106 words)

  
 Japan, Inc. - The Emperor System and Japan's Royal Family   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
The Chrysanthemum (left), the Japanese Emperor's symbol of divine authority was frequently seen embossed on military hardware until 1945.
Japanese Emperors: B.C. Japan's royalty traces its descendancy from Jimmu, circa 660 B.C. The list shows Japan's ruling Emperors and eight ruling Empresses from Jimmu 660 B.C. to Akihito 1996 A.D. Heisei Tenno, Japan's Emperor Akihito, calls his reign Heisei, meaning "the achievement of complete peace on earth and in the heavens".
In the case of the present Emperor Akihito and his predecessor, Hirohito, the names of their reigns is given.
www.vikingphoenix.com /public/JapanIncorporated/postwar/japemps.htm   (828 words)

  
 11.8 Rape of Nanking: Green Dragon Zen `}   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Wu-ti was a relative of the emperor of the Southern Ch'i dynasty (479—502), one of the numerous dynasties that existed in South China in the turbulent period between the Han (206 BC—AD 220) and T'ang (618—907) dynasties.
This is the unity of the sovereign and his subjects, the origin of faith in the emperor.' Sugimoto died standing propped up by his sword after a grenade wounded his other shoulder.
to die for the emperor was the greatest glory, to be caught alive by the enemy the greatest shame.
www.talkaboutreligion.com /group/alt.religion.buddhism/messages/33023.html   (4937 words)

  
 Brief Introduction to Japanese Norms and Values
In modern Japanese society one is loyal to one's immediate group, the "company", the family, etc., just as previously the emperor, the shogun, or other lords commanded total obedience.
In this story Captain Naruto's beautiful wife catches the attention of the emperor, who summons her to appear at the court.
Monogarari concludes: "Emperor Gosaga's gracious feelings and the captains's generous sacrifice in the present story deserve to be remembered as examples of truly noble conduct".
crab.rutgers.edu /~deppen/Japan.htm   (766 words)

  
 artnet.com: Resource Library: Daito Kokushi   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Daito took monastic orders as a youth and at the age of about 21 became a disciple of Koho Kennichi (1241–1316), who had studied in Japan under the Chinese master Wuxue Zuyuan (1226–86), and who was a son of Emperor GoSaga (reg 1242–6).
After Nanpo’s death Daito lived in a retreat or, according to legend, under the bridges of Kyoto with beggars, and eventually founded the hermitage north-west of Kyoto which, under the patronage of the emperors Hanazono (reg 1308–18) and GoDaigo (reg 1318–39), was to become the great temple Daitokuji (see KYOTO, §IV, 5).
Daito’s religious spirit is illustrated in a famous incident, when he broke a bone in his leg, an earlier injury to which had prevented him from assuming the full lotus position, took the posture, wrote a traditional deathbed poem (yuige) and died.
www.artnet.com /library/02/0211/T021180.asp   (389 words)

  
 Imperial Uprising   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Emergence of two equally legitimate direct imperial lines due to succession of two sons of Gosaga (r.
Cloistered emperor of same line supported Godaigo as placeholder for own sons
Godaigo was an adult (31) when became emperor
www.ic.ucsc.edu /~naso/hist159a/LectureOutlines/imperial_uprising.htm   (589 words)

  
 The Japanese Garden   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Tenryu-ji (Temple of the Heavenly Dragon) is located on the site of a villa erected for the Emperor Gosaga, who retired there in 1256.
In 1339 the complex was converted to a Rinzai Zen temple, and under its first abbot, Muso Soseki, it became one of the five principal Rinzai temples of Kyoto.
Choose a view point from the map or click Tour the Garden for more views of this garden.
academic.bowdoin.edu /zen/intro_template.shtml?tenryu   (125 words)

  
 Go-Saga
Emperor Go-Saga (後嵯峨天皇) was the 88th imperial ruler of Japan.
He sowed seeds of feud between descendants of his two sons, Emperor Go-Fukakusa and Emperor Kameyama
That you have wrong'd me doth appear in this: For taking bribes here of the Sardians; Because I knew the man, were slighted off.
www.factspider.com /go/go-saga.html   (206 words)

  
 Hojo Tokimune   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Then, in a desperate attempt to provoke the Imperial Court to act, Motohira commits hara-kiri before the Emperor.
In the darkness of a solar eclipse, Tokisuke assists and inflicts the fatal blow.
In Kyoto, former Emperor Gosaga succumbs to illness and Emperor Kameyama, who is anti-Kamakura, begins to exert more influence.
users.adelphia.net /~gojira/hojo.htm   (3227 words)

  
 11.8 Rape of Nanking: Green Dragon Zen !\
Wu-ti was a relative of the emperor of the
his elder brother was put to death by the emperor.
to die for the emperor was the greatest glory, to
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 E-sangha, Buddhist Forum and Buddhism Forum > Classic & Modern Works on Pure Land Tradition
The boy was shocked and asked the monk who was staying at his house, "Who was that messenger?" and "Who is the highest authority in Japan?" After learning that the emperor was the highest person, he further asked the monk if there was someone superior to the emperor.
In 1134, an imperial decree was issued to designate the Daidenbo-in and the Mitsugon-in, the latter constructed as Kakuban's residence, as temples for offering up prayers for the emperor, and Kakuban was nominated as the first zasu of the Daidenbo-in.
In 1143 when he was 49 years of age, he became ill, and later that year he passed away while sitting in the lotus posture, making the appropriate mudra, and facing towards Mahavairocana's Pure Land.
www.lioncity.net /buddhism/lofiversion/index.php/t310.html   (20774 words)

  
 view_sight.php
Visitors take away pebbles and return twice as many when their wishes are fulfilled.
The shrine received its name after Emperor Gosaga's ox cart broke down in front of it.
Mifune Matsuri (Three Boat Festival) is held on nearby Oi River the 3rd Sunday in May. This picturesque event stems from the Heian period when Emperors and their courtiers visited the area to enjoy the scenery.
kaiwai.city.kyoto.jp /sightdb/sight-raku/view_sight.php?lang=en&InforKindCode=1&ManageCode=1000051   (175 words)

  
 Japan Mode(JMode.com)
Most of them are Satozakura kind, and because they put on white, eight-layered blossoms even to the lowest branches just above the ground, Omurozakura is otherwise known as “Otafukuzakura” (sakura with many fortune).
The marvelous view of Arashiyama started with the transplanting of hundreds of cherry trees from Yoshino by Emperor Gosaga, at the time of the construction of his detached palace in this area.
Here, you can appreciate a unique and refined scene of Yamazakura cherry blossoms blossoming against the forest of Japanese red pine.
www.jmode.com /japanguide/sakura_3.31.html   (4235 words)

  
 The Way of Eiheiji booklet - text
He remained in his Eihei Temple for the rest of his life instructing his disciples and writing prolifically.
In his last years the Emperor Gosaga wished to present him with a purple robe.
Dogen refused to accept the gift until his relatives in Kyoto, fearing imperial displeasure, finally persuaded him to change his mind.
www.cuke.com /bibliography/WOE/text.html   (6213 words)

  
 Intro. To Shan Tao's...
Later, Zenkanbo [of Uzumasa added notations to it to use it as a chant.
This dates from the era of Ex-emperor Gosaga."
According to the same biography of Honen, when the memorial service was held for the Ex-emperor Goshirakawa, Juren and others gathered to discuss the program.
www.buddhistinformation.com /pureland/an_introduction_to_shan.htm   (5242 words)

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