In the year 836, Koryu-ji Temple chief priest Dosho (disciple of Kukai) put great efforts into the restoration of the fire-ravaged statue and buildings and he became known as the Restoration Patriarch. 承和3年(836年)に広隆寺別当(住職)に就任した道昌(空海の弟子)は焼失した堂塔や仏像の復興に努め、中興の祖とされている。 |