Jōshō-ji (成勝寺, Jōshō-ji) was a former Buddhist monastery in northeastern Kyoto, Japan, endowed by Emperor Sutoku in fulfillment of a sacred vow.
It is known as one of the "Six Victorious Temples" (六勝寺, Rokushō-ji),[1] which encompass monastery complexes which enjoyed extravagant Imperial patronage from their inception.
[2] This temple and the other Rokushō-ji establishments had a particular function within the Imperial "cloister government" (院政, insei).
The Rokushō-ji were "sacred vow temples" (gogan-ji) built by imperial command following a precedent established by Emperor Shirakawa's Hosshō-ji.
[3] Although these temple complexes were ostensibly established for a presumptively pious purpose, The Rokushō-ji were also called the six "Superiority Temples;" and each were uniquely dedicated to an aspect of esoteric Buddhist ontology, as in