According to sources including "Keijo Manjuzenji-ki," the Rokujo Mido was built by the grieving Emperor Shirakawa in order to pray for the soul of his wife Yuhomonin (Imperial Princess Teiko) who died in 1096 aged 21. |
『京城万寿禅寺記』などによると、白河天皇の皇女である郁芳門院(てい子内親王)が永長元年(1096年)に数え年21歳で亡くなり、それを悲しんだ天皇が皇女の菩提のために六条御堂を建てた。 |