Tenryūji-bune
The Tenryūji-bune (天竜寺船) were two Japanese–Yuan trade ships launched in 1342 in order to procure funds for the construction of Tenryū-ji. They were approved by the Muromachi shogunate, and released to the command of a Hakata merchant named Shihon (至本) under the condition that he donate 5,000 (equivalent to 5,000,000 mon) to the temple irrespective of the mission's commercial success.
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- Kōjien, 6th edition
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- Ashikaga shōguns
- Buddhist temples in Kyoto Prefecture
- Currencies of Japan
- 1340s in Japan
- Yuan dynasty
- Buddhism in the Muromachi period
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