Virtual Tama River 34 Kannon Pilgrimage #29 Gyokurin-ji Temple

 

     Gyokurin-ji Temple was founded by Priest Seian (?-1619) sometime between 1573 and 1592.  Nakane Masayuki presented some farmland to the temple on October 12, 1679.  Who was Nakane Masayuki?

     Nakane Masamori (1588-1666) was the manager of ninja who were employed and organized by the Tokugawa Shogunate.  He had 2 sons, Masatomo and Masaaki.  Masatomo’s another name was Masayuki.

     Masayuki also presented some farmland to Tama River 34 Kannon Pilgrimage #25 Hosen-ji Temple in the same month.  He could have done those presentations for his late mother.  As it was Masayuki not Masamori who did the presentations, she must have died after Masamori’s death on December 2, 1666.  Then she could have died either in 1667, in 1673, in 1677, or in 1678.  A daughter of Nakane Masamori built Banshin-do Shrine for Tama River 34 Kannon Pilgrimage #9 Zenryu-ji Temple.  Were they religious, devout, and pious family?  Or…  I can hardly imagine surviving years after the father’s death, who was such a capable and competent manager of ninja that even the cabinet members were afraid of him.  He must have made latent and potential enemies even within the ninja society.  Did his children get scared even by the sounds of winds?  Only their mother could have been their emotional support.

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