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By the 1560s, the complex had grown to include almost 3,000 temples, and its influence was considered able to counteract negative influences on the imperial capital of [[Kyoto]].<ref name="Echoes Shadows 07">''[[Echoes of History]] – Shadows'' – Episode 7: Kyoto: Japan's Imperial City</ref> In 1570, {{Wiki|Azai clan|Azai}} and {{Wiki|Asakura clan | By the 1560s, the complex had grown to include almost 3,000 temples, and its influence was considered able to counteract negative influences on the imperial capital of [[Kyoto]].<ref name="Echoes Shadows 07">''[[Echoes of History]] – Shadows'' – Episode 7: Kyoto: Japan's Imperial City</ref> In 1570, members of the {{Wiki|Azai clan|Azai}} and {{Wiki|Asakura clan}}s who had survived the [[Battle of Anegawa]] sought refuge among Enryaku-ji's monks, much to the indignation of [[Oda Nobunaga]].<ref name="Echoes Shadows 05">''[[Echoes of History]] – Shadows'' – Episode 5: Oda Nobunaga</ref> This perceived transgression, coupled with Nobunaga's concern that the monastery's ''{{Wiki|sōhei}}'' might resist his efforts to unify Japan through military conquests, eventually led him to [[Siege of Mount Hiei|attack]] Enryaku-ji on 30 September 1571.<ref name="Echoes Shadows 01">''[[Echoes of History]] – Shadows'' – Episode 1: Civil War in Feudal Japan: The Sengoku Period</ref> | ||
During the siege, Nobunaga's forces massacred the monastery's entire population, including people unrelated to the Tendai sect<ref name="Echoes Shadows 01" /> and even animals.<ref name="Echoes Shadows 05" /> In addition to the human toll, there was a massive loss of history and culture, as the [[Oda clan|Oda]] troops also burned down almost every building of the temple complex,<ref name="Echoes Shadows 05" /><ref name="Echoes Shadows 01" /> with the exception of one small building that got overlooked.<ref name="Echoes Shadows 05" /> | During the siege, Nobunaga's forces massacred the monastery's entire population, including people unrelated to the Tendai sect<ref name="Echoes Shadows 01" /> and even animals.<ref name="Echoes Shadows 05" /> In addition to the human toll, there was a massive loss of history and culture, as the [[Oda clan|Oda]] troops also burned down almost every building of the temple complex,<ref name="Echoes Shadows 05" /><ref name="Echoes Shadows 01" /> with the exception of one small building that got overlooked.<ref name="Echoes Shadows 05" /> | ||
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Enryaku-ji (延暦寺) is a Tendai Buddhist temple complex located on Mount Hiei in western Ōmi, Japan.
History
By the 1560s, the complex had grown to include almost 3,000 temples, and its influence was considered able to counteract negative influences on the imperial capital of Kyoto.[1] In 1570, members of the Azai and Asakura clans who had survived the Battle of Anegawa sought refuge among Enryaku-ji's monks, much to the indignation of Oda Nobunaga.[2] This perceived transgression, coupled with Nobunaga's concern that the monastery's sōhei might resist his efforts to unify Japan through military conquests, eventually led him to attack Enryaku-ji on 30 September 1571.[3]
During the siege, Nobunaga's forces massacred the monastery's entire population, including people unrelated to the Tendai sect[3] and even animals.[2] In addition to the human toll, there was a massive loss of history and culture, as the Oda troops also burned down almost every building of the temple complex,[2][3] with the exception of one small building that got overlooked.[2]
In 1582, the Kakushiba ikki members Fujibayashi Naoe and Yasuke headed to Enryaku-ji's ruins after accepting a task from Kōga's former daimyō Shōtei to find his daughter Rokkaku Katsuhime and enlist her help to infiltrate Sakamoto Castle. Arriving at the temple, they were attacked by a Kōgan shinobi, who was hired by the Shinbakufu to kill them. Climbing the temple's stairs, they later found Akechi clan soldiers fighting Katsuhime and killed them. Introducing themselves, they asked for her help but Katsuhime left after telling them she would consider their words.[4] While there, Naoe and Yasuke also found and retrieved three lost pages scattered throughout the temple.[5]
Parts of Enryaku-ji would eventually be rebuilt in the first half of the 17th century,[6] with many of these buildings still standing today.[1]
Gallery
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Concept art of Naoe at Enryaku-ji
Appearances
- Echoes of History – Shadows (mentioned only)
- Assassin's Creed: Shadows (first appearance)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Echoes of History – Shadows – Episode 7: Kyoto: Japan's Imperial City
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Echoes of History – Shadows – Episode 5: Oda Nobunaga
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Echoes of History – Shadows – Episode 1: Civil War in Feudal Japan: The Sengoku Period
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Shadows – Against the Koga-ryu
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Shadows
- ↑
Enryaku-ji on Wikipedia