Goryoya Mausoleum 勝興寺/御霊屋

Official explanation

This mausoleum was built in 1810 to honor Maeda Harunaga (1745–1810) and Maeda Narinaga (1782–1824) for their support of Shokoji Temple. They were the eleventh and twelfth heads of the Maeda family, the daimyo lords of the Kaga domain (present-day Toyama and Ishikawa Prefectures), from the sixteenth to the mid-nineteenth century.

Harunaga entered Shokoji Temple as a child and was ordained as abbot at the age of 11. He served at the temple until his mid-twenties, when he returned to secular life to become daimyo of the Kaga domain. He remained a strong supporter of the temple and helped finance the construction of the Main Hall in 1795. Narinaga was Harunaga’s adopted son and became daimyo in 1802 after his father abdicated. He continued the family’s financial support of the temple. The Goryoya Mausoleum is designated an Important Cultural Property.

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