"In the Oki Islands of Shimane Prefecture, all 106 temples were lost."
I don't think that's correct. At the very least if they were destroyed. many were built back not long after. Maybe that was just the nearer Dozen islands? There are many temples on Dogo
Thank you very much for your thoughtful comment and for giving me the opportunity to clarify this point. I truly appreciate your careful reading of the article.
When I wrote that all temples in the Oki Islands were lost, I was referring to a temporary situation in the early Meiji period. As explained later in the article, this situation did not last long. The destruction was brought under control relatively early, and temples were subsequently protected and sustained by local communities. As you rightly point out, many temples exist in Oki today.
Haibutsu kishaku began around 1868, and in Oki a total of 106 temples were abolished. After 1873, approximately 60% of the pre-suppression temples in Dōzen, or 22 temples, were restored, while in Dōgo, about 26%, or 18 temples, were restored.
As an additional note, there is now only one municipality in Japan that still has no Buddhist temple as a result of haibutsu kishaku, which is Higashishirakawa Village in Gifu Prefecture. In all other regions, temples were later restored.
Great article, thank you.
"In the Oki Islands of Shimane Prefecture, all 106 temples were lost."
I don't think that's correct. At the very least if they were destroyed. many were built back not long after. Maybe that was just the nearer Dozen islands? There are many temples on Dogo
Thank you very much for your thoughtful comment and for giving me the opportunity to clarify this point. I truly appreciate your careful reading of the article.
When I wrote that all temples in the Oki Islands were lost, I was referring to a temporary situation in the early Meiji period. As explained later in the article, this situation did not last long. The destruction was brought under control relatively early, and temples were subsequently protected and sustained by local communities. As you rightly point out, many temples exist in Oki today.
Haibutsu kishaku began around 1868, and in Oki a total of 106 temples were abolished. After 1873, approximately 60% of the pre-suppression temples in Dōzen, or 22 temples, were restored, while in Dōgo, about 26%, or 18 temples, were restored.
As an additional note, there is now only one municipality in Japan that still has no Buddhist temple as a result of haibutsu kishaku, which is Higashishirakawa Village in Gifu Prefecture. In all other regions, temples were later restored.
For the Oki region, my reference was:
Hidenori Ukai, 『仏教抹殺 なぜ明治維新は寺院を破壊したのか』
https://books.bunshun.jp/ud/book/num/9784166611980
Thanks for the clarification.