For this reason, Umako had the Hōkō-ji Temple (also known as the Asuka-dera Temple, and called the Gangō-ji Temple after it moved to Nara) built. Umako also prayed to various “tennō” and “shinnō” (guardian deities), vowing that he would have temples built for them and spread the three treasures of Buddhism, or “sanpō,” if he were victorious.
Prince Umayado prayed to the Four Heavenly Kings (“shitennō” in Japanese) for victory in the battle and had the Shitennō-ji Temple built in Settsu Province (Tennōji Ward, Osaka City) when his prayers were answered. In this battle, Prince Umayado (later called Prince Shōtoku) fought on the Umako side. The dispute over the pros and cons of Buddhism was continued by the children of Mononobe-no-Okoshi and the children of Soga-no-Iname (Mononobe-no-Moriya and Soga-no-Umako) and lasted until Mononobe-no-Moriya was killed in the conflict concerning Emperor Yōmei’s successor. After that, plagues became prevalent and Okoshi and the others, believing that “because he worshipped a foreign god (Buddha), he has brought the wrath of the gods of the land down upon us,” set fire to the temple and threw the statue into a canal at Nanba. Iname changed his residence into a temple and worshipped the Buddha statue.
On hearing this, the Emperor gave Iname the Buddha statue, sutras and others. How can Japanese people not help but believe in it?” and told him to convert to Buddhism. On the other hand, Soga-no-Iname said, “All people in countries to the West believe in Buddhism. When Emperor Kinmei asked retainers about the pros and cons of Buddhism, Shintoists such as Mononobe-no-Okoshi and Nakatomi-no-Kamako were against it. However, based on the phrases of various archives, many people seem to think that Buddhism was introduced in 538.Īccording to Nihonshoki, the introduction of Buddhism caused an uproar. According to the “Nihonshoki” (The Chronicles of Japan), Buddhism was introduced during the Asuka period when, in 552, King Seong of Baekje sent a gilt bronze statue of Buddha, sutras and other items.
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