| 1332-92 |
Probably
late in the Nambokucho Period, Taishi-do Hall founded
and Ensenbo(former name of Ensen-ji) considered to
be founded as a kind Shinto-shrine temple (called"betto-ji").
Legend also has it that the temple was founded by
Kobo Daishi. |
| 1590
|
Go-hojo
family overthrown, and Tokugawa Ieyasu enters Edo. |
| 1592 |
Taishido
Village (about 54 koku of land) becomes a fiefdom
of Yamamoto Yojiuemon. |
| 1603
|
Tokugawa
Ieyasu founds the Tokugawa shogunate. |
| 1611
|
Great
Master Kenkei, restorer and founder of the temple,
passes over. |
| 1615
|
Tokugawa
government establishes a system of head temple-dependenttemple
srelationship in all sects of Buddhism on a nationwide
scale, and Ensen-ji become a dependent temple of Hosen-ji
in Nakano. |
| 1604 |
"Terauke"
system (a system of registration of all families at
a local temple as evidence of not being contaminated
by Christianity) established. |
| 1672
|
Koshin
Kuyo-to (Memorial Tower for the Blue Warrior) erected,
and another erected the following year. Koshin belief
becomes in the area around this period. |
| 1688
|
Visits
to Buddhist temples and Shinto shrines become very
popular among the common people, and there seems to
be no end to the number of people visiting this temple
too. |
| 1716
|
The
eighth shogun, Tokugawa Yoshimune institutes the Kyoho
Reform. |
| 1728
|
Great
Master Shumypromotes the status of the temple and
inherits a school of Buddhism, thereby succeeding
in gradually increasing its parishioners. The priest
given the title of the restorer of the temple. |
| 1799
|
Roku
Jizo-son erected in November. |
| 1857
|
All
the buildings, ancient utensils and documents of the
temple destroyed by fire on January 8. |
| 1806
|
Main
Hall rebuilt. |
| 1868
|
Tokugawa
shogunate collapses.Meiji Restoration. Shintoism-Buddhism
Separation Edict issued by the new Meiji government,
and Ensen-ji also removed from the office of head
priest of Hachiman Shrine. |
| 1871
|
Taishido
local school opened at the temple. MIYANO Sanpei,
a pioneer of education in Setagaya-ku, invited to
teach at the school. |
| 1873
|
A
new educational system established, and Taishido Local
School becomes Ebara Elementary School (predecessor
of present Wakabayashi Elementary School). |
| 1895
|
MIYANO
Sanpei passes over at age 70. A monument in honor
of his distinguished educational services erected
in the precincts of the temple. |
| 1899
|
The
construction of the Main Hall (present Main Hall)
completed in February. Crown Prince Shotoku Mandala
made. |
| 1926
|
Main
Hall repaired on a large scale. |
| 1931
|
Monument
of Crown Prince Shotoku erected in May. Around this
time,the temple thronged with pilgrimages by members
of a religious association called "Taishi-ko" or visitors
to festivals. |
| 1936 |
Priests'
living quarters repaired. |
| 1948
|
Precincts
improved."Taishi Setsubun-e"(a service held at the
beginning of the year in commemoration of Crown Prince
Shotoku) started. |
| 1951 |
Taishi-do
Hall corridor repaired. |
| 1964
|
Main
Hall repaired. |
| 1968
|
Kosodate
Jizo-son (Children-rearing Jizo)moved to the temple
in May. |
| 1969 |
Taishi-do
Hall roof repaired. |
| 1974
|
Muen-to(a
memorial tower for those died leaving no one to attend
their graves) erected on September 18. |
| 1985
|
Statue
of Kobo Daishi (posthumous title of Kukai) as a Wandering
Ascetic erected in commemoration of the 1150th anniversary
of his death. |
