"Nihon Koki" (Later Chronicle of Japan) says the Buddhist service of the thirty fifth days after death for Emperor Kanmu was held at Akishino-dera Temple and it was apparently deeply related with the imperial family. |
また、『日本後紀』には大同 (日本)元年(806年)、桓武天皇の五七忌が秋篠寺で行われたことが見え、天皇家とも関連の深い寺院であったと思われる。 |