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The origins of the temple are hazy, but it's thought the hermitage began as a dōjō called Ōjō-in (往生院 'Temple of Rebirth'), built by Ryōnin (良忍 1073-1132) to help spread Yūzū Nembutsu (融通念仏宗).
Ryōnin's (良忍) disciple Ryōchin (良鎮 ?-1182) took over the hall, and it was during his time that the dancers Giō (祇王 1172-?) & Hotoke Gozen (仏御前 1160-1180) took the tonsure here (with Giō's sister Gijo 祇女 and mother Toji 刀自).
The temple is now named after Giō.
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💔THE DANCER'S RETREAT🙏
Beneath the rear flank of Mt. Ogura in Sagano (小倉山/嵯峨野), two temples have tragic tales to tell of broken hearts: the small nunnery of Giō-ji (祇王寺) and its neighbour Takiguchi-dera (滝口寺), where a farewell poem was left on a rock in blood🩸
Kyōto has a myriad of moss gardens, but for me Giō-ji's is something special.