Asuka-dera
The Asuka-dera ( Japanese 飛鳥 寺 ) is a Buddhist temple in Asuka , Nara Prefecture , an early capital of Japan . The temple belongs to the Buzan branch of Shingon Buddhism.
history
The temple was requested by Soga no Umako (? –626) in the first year of the reign of Sushun Tennō in 588 and was built under the subsequent Empress Suiko in 596, making it the oldest temple in Japan. The temple bears various names such as Hokkō-ji, Gangō-ji, Asuka-dera, currently it is also called Ankyō-in. Excavations from 1956 show that at the time of construction a pagoda (P) formed the center of the inner temple area, which was surrounded by three main halls ( kondō ), one each in the north (N), east (O) and west (W). This central complex was surrounded by a walkway that opened in the south through the middle gate (2). In front of the middle gate was the south gate (1), in the north, outside the corridor, was the teaching hall ( kōdō , 3), the bell tower ( shōrō , 4) and the sutras ( kyōzō , 4).
The Asuka Buddha (Asuka daibutsu) is worshiped in the form of Shaka-nyōrai . It is said to be a foundation of Empress Suiko from the year 606 and to have been created by the first creator of Buddhist sculptures in Japan, Kuratsukuri no Tori .
The old temple complex burned down in 887 and 1196 and then fell into disrepair in the Muromachi period . In 1632 and then in 1826 the temple complex was renewed. On the temple grounds there is a bell tower, a Kannon hall, poetry stones, stone lanterns from the Namboku period , waymarks and other things.
The temple is No. 9 on the New Saigoku Pilgrimage and No. 11 of the temples where Shōtoku Taishi is worshiped.
More temple treasures
- Amida Nyorai , ( Fujiuwara period ).
- Portrait of Shōtoku Taishi , (Muromachi period).
- Jinja taishō, (Fujiwara period).
- Fudō Myōō , (Muromachi period).
- Portrait of Kōbō daishi , (Muromachi period).
- Kannon bosatsu .
Remarks
literature
- Folder of the temple.
Web links
Coordinates: 34 ° 28 ′ 43 " N , 135 ° 49 ′ 13" E