Kengen

Kengen(Càn nguyên),also known asKangenorKen'ei,was aJapanese era(Niên hiệu,,nengō,,lit. "yearname ")afterShōanand beforeKagen.This period started in November 1302 and ended in August 1303.^[1]During this time, the emperor wasGo-Nijō-tennō(Sau nhị điều thiên hoàng).^[2]

Events of theKengenera

1302(Kengen 1): The central structure ofShin-Yakushi-jiBuddhist temple complex was repaired during the Kengen Era. It is one of the oldest wooden buildings in Japan. It still has some of its original woodwork from its 8th century construction.^[3]
1302(Kengen 1, 6th month): Emperor Go-Nijō made a formal visit to theretirementhome of his grandfather, the formerEmperor Kameyama.^[4]Late the same night, Kameyama sent a poem to his grandson in the Imperial palace. Emperor Go-Nijō responded with a poem:

English translation

When I raised my eyes

unable to bear the thought

of saying goodbye,

the moon had hidden its light

in the realm above the clouds.

Romajitransliteration

shitawaruru

nagori ni taezu

tsuki o mireba

kumo no ue ni zo

kage wa narinuru^[4]

Beyond numbering

will be the occasions

when we two will meet

for you are surely destined

to live a thousand years.

kimi wa yoshi

chitose no yawai

tameotereba

aimin koto no

kazu mo shirarezu^[4]

Related pages

Kamakura period

References

↑Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric.(2005)."Kengen"inJapan encyclopedia,p. 508.
↑Titsingh, Isaac.(1834).Annales des empereurs du japon,p. 275-278;Varley, H. Paul.(1980).Jinnō Shōtōki.p. 239.
↑Pier, Garrett Chatfield. (1914).Temple Treasures of Japan,p. 95.
↑^4.0^4.1^4.2Perkins, George W. (1990).The Clear Mirror: a Chronicle of the Japanese Court during the Kamakura Period,p. 150.

Other websites

National Diet Library,"The Japanese Calendar"

Kengen	1st	2nd
	1302	1303

Preceded by:
Shōan

Era ornengō:
Kengen

Succeeded by:
Kagen

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[1] Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric.(2005)."Kengen"inJapan encyclopedia,p. 508.

[2] Titsingh, Isaac.(1834).Annales des empereurs du japon,p. 275-278;Varley, H. Paul.(1980).Jinnō Shōtōki.p. 239.

[3] Pier, Garrett Chatfield. (1914).Temple Treasures of Japan,p. 95.

[perkins150-4] 4.0^4.1^4.2Perkins, George W. (1990).The Clear Mirror: a Chronicle of the Japanese Court during the Kamakura Period,p. 150.

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