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Mononobe no Moriya (物部守屋, died 587) was an Ō-muraji, a high-ranking clan head position of the ancient Japanese Yamato state, having inherited the position from his father Mononobe no Okoshi. Like his father, he was a devoted opponent of Buddhism, which had recently been introduced to Japan from the continent.

Alongside Nakatomi no Katsumi, Moriya worked to counteract the efforts of Soga no Umako, another high-ranking noble who supported the adoption of Buddhism. Though Mononobe and Nakatomi saw brief success under the reign of Emperor Bidatsu (572-585), his successor, Emperor Yōmei, became Buddhist and so Mononobe's fortunes turned.

Following the death of Emperor Yōmei in 587, Mononobe's party and Soga's each sought to influence the succession. The dispute quickly erupted into outright battle, in which Mononobe no Moriya is credited with setting fire to the first Buddhist temples in Japan, and tossing the first images of the Buddha, imported from Baekje, into the canals of the city of Naniwa (now Osaka). The conflict culminated in the Battle of Shigisan. There, the Soga were victorious, and Mononobe no Moriya was killed, along with Nakatomi no Katsumi and the young prince they sought to place on the throne.

References

Papinot, Edmond (1910). "Moriya." Historical and geographical dictionary of Japan. Tokyo: Librarie Sansaisha. Vol 1 p402.

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-[[Image:Mononobe no Moriya.jpg|thumb|upright|Mononobe no Moriya by [[Kikuchi Yosai]]]]'''Mononobe no Moriya''' (物部守屋)(died 587) was an ''[[Muraji|Ō-muraji]]'', a high-ranking clan head position of the ancient Japanese [[Yamato period|Yamato state]], having inherited the position from his father [[Mononobe no Okoshi]].
+[[Image:Mononobe no Moriya.jpg|thumb|upright|Mononobe no Moriya by [[Kikuchi Yōsai]]]]
+{{family name hatnote|Mononobe|lang=Japanese}}
+{{nihongo|'''Mononobe no Moriya'''|物部 守屋||extra=died 587}} was an ''[[Muraji|Ō-muraji]]'', a high-ranking clan head position of the ancient Japanese [[Yamato Kingship|Yamato state]], having inherited the position from his father [[Mononobe no Okoshi]]. Like his father, he was a devoted opponent of [[Buddhism]], which had recently been introduced to Japan from the continent.
+Alongside [[Nakatomi no Katsumi]], Moriya worked to counteract the efforts of [[Soga no Umako]], another high-ranking noble who supported the adoption of Buddhism. Though Mononobe and Nakatomi saw brief success under the reign of [[Emperor Bidatsu]] (572-585), his successor, [[Emperor Yomei|Emperor Yōmei]], became Buddhist and so Mononobe's fortunes turned.
-==Moriya as described in the Nihon Shoki==
-According to the [[Nihon Shoki]], Moriya was like his father, a devoted opponent of [[Buddhism]], which had recently been introduced to Japan from the mainland. Alongside [[Nakatomi no Katsumi]], Moriya worked to counteract the efforts of [[Soga no Umako]], another high-ranking noble who supported the adoption of Buddhism. Though Mononobe and Nakatomi saw brief success under the reign of [[Emperor Bidatsu]] (572-585), his successor, [[Emperor Yomei|Emperor Yōmei]], became Buddhist and so Mononobe's fortunes turned.
-Following the death of Emperor Yōmei in 587, Mononobe's party and Soga's each sought to influence the succession. The dispute quickly erupted into outright battle, in which Mononobe no Moriya is credited with setting fire to the first Buddhist temples in Japan, and tossing the first images of the Buddha, imported from [[Baekje]], into the canals of the city of [[Osaka|Naniwa]] (now Osaka). In 587, the conflict culminated in a battle at Kisuri (present-day Osaka). There, the Soga were victorious, and Mononobe no Moriya was eventually killed at his home, along with Nakatomi no Katsumi and the young prince they sought to place on the throne.<ref>{{cite book |author=Aston, W. G. |title=Nihongi: Chronicles of Japan from the Earliest Times |publisher=Cosimo, Inc. |location=New York |year=2008 |pages= |isbn=9781605201467 |oclc= |doi= |accessdate=}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |author=Dykstra, Yoshiko Kurata; De Bary, William Theodore |title=Sources of Japanese tradition |publisher=Columbia University Press |location=New York |year=2001 |pages= |isbn=0-231-12138-5 |oclc= |doi= |accessdate=}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |author=Isobe, Iwao (磯部巌) |title=子どもに光を: 教師の実践で子供の変革を |publisher=Bungeisha (文芸社) |location= |year=2003 |pages= |isbn=9784835543666 |oclc= |doi= |accessdate=}}</ref>
+Following the death of Emperor Yōmei in 587, Mononobe's party and Soga's each sought to influence the succession. The dispute quickly erupted into outright battle, in which Mononobe no Moriya is credited with setting fire to the first Buddhist temples in Japan, and tossing the first images of the Buddha, imported from [[Baekje]], into the canals of the city of [[Osaka|Naniwa]] (now Osaka). The conflict culminated in the [[Battle of Shigisan]]. There, the Soga were victorious, and Mononobe no Moriya was killed, along with Nakatomi no Katsumi and the young prince they sought to place on the throne.
-==Recent studies==
-Despite the common and traditioanl portrayal of Moriya as harsh opponent against the introduction of Buddhism to Japan, series of recent excavations carried out in the 1990s at the Mononobe's homeground in Shibukawa (part of present-day [[Yao, Osaka|Yao]], [[Osaka]]) have revealed the existence of a temple of that time there. As such it is pointed out in recent studies that the nature of clash between the Soga and the Mononobe were more of a power struggle than a conflict over the acceptance of Buddhism.<ref>{{cite book |author=日本史愛好倶楽部 |title=日本史年表: 萌えて覚える社会の常識 |publisher=PHP Kenkyusho (PHP研究所) |location= |year=2009 |pages= |isbn=9784569772998 |oclc= |doi= |accessdate=}}</ref>
 ==References==
+{{Portal|Ancient Japan}}
-<references/>
 *Papinot, Edmond (1910). "Moriya." Historical and geographical dictionary of Japan. Tokyo: Librarie Sansaisha. Vol 1 p402.
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+[[Category:People of Asuka-period Japan]]
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 [[Category:587 deaths]]
+[[Category:Year of birth unknown]]
+[[Category:Mononobe clan]]
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+{{Isonokami Faith}}
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v t e Isonokami Faith
Main Deities	Futsu-no-mitama [ja] Nigihayahi
Shrines	Isonokami Shrine
Clan	Mononobe clan
People	Isonokami no Maro Mononobe no Okoshi Mononobe no Arakabi Mononobe no Moriya Ikagashikome
Misc	Prince Inishiki [ja] Tokusa-no-Kandakara [ja] Kokitsunemaru [ja], an ōdachi forged by Sanjō Munechika [it; ja] Chinkon-sai [ja] Tsukinami-no-matsuri [ja]