瑞泉寺の安国利生塔　Ankoku-Rishoto in Zuisen-ji

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この安国利生塔は、鎌倉市二階堂にある臨済宗円覚寺派瑞泉寺の山門を入り、左側の錦屏晩鐘前に立つ。安国寺と利生塔（りしょうとう）は、臨済宗の夢窓疎石の勧めにより、足利尊氏、直義兄弟が後醍醐天皇以下の戦没者を弔う為に国ごとに1寺1塔を建てた物である。南北朝時代中期にはほとんど完成し、その後室町幕府の没落と共に、安国寺と利生塔も衰退した。なお、この塔は近年建てられたものであろう。

This Ankoku Rishoto stands in front of the brocade evening bell on the left as you enter the main gate of Zuisenji Temple, Engakuji branch of the Rinzai sect in Nikaido, Kamakura City. Ankoku-ji Temple and Risho-to were built by the brothers Takauji Ashikaga and Naoyoshi Ashikaga, one pagoda for each country, in order to mourn the war dead, including Emperor Godaigo and others, at the recommendation of Muso Soseki of the Rinzai sect. It was almost completed in the middle of the Nanbokucho period, and with the fall of the Muromachi shogunate, Ankokuji Temple and Rishoto Pagoda also declined.