Kakusan-ni
Kakusan-ni | |
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覚山尼 | |
Tōkei-ji temple in Kamakura, Japan | |
| Born | August 10, 1252 |
| Died | November 15, 1306 (aged 54) |
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| Spouse | Hōjō Tokimune |
| Children | Hōjō Sadatoki |
| Father | Adachi Yoshikage |
Kakusan-ni (Japanese: 覚山尼, August 10, 1252 – November 15, 1306), also known as Kakusan Shidō (覚山志道), was a Japanese Buddhist nun and widow of Hōjō Tokimune (1251–1284), the eighth Shikken regent of the Kamakura shogunate. She was the founding abbess of Tōkei-ji temple in Kamakura, noted for its long history as a refuge for women seeking divorce from their husbands. Her many other names included Lady Horiuchi (堀内殿, Horiuchi-dono) and the posthumous name of Chōon’in.