As Eisai put much effort into reconstruction of the nine-story pagoda of Hossho-ji Temple, which was destroyed due to a stroke of lightning in 1208, it was Gyoyu, the third great fund raiser, that worked hard for Todai-ji Temple. |
栄西は承元2年(1208年)に落雷によって失われた法勝寺九重塔の再建にかかりきりだったため、東大寺への重要な働きをしたのは、三代目大勧進の行勇であった。 |