Dōryū-ji
The Dōryū-ji ( Japanese 道 隆 寺 ) with the Go Sōtazan (桑 多山) and Myōōin (明王 院) in Tadotsu ( Kagawa Prefecture ) is a temple of the Shingon direction of Buddhism. In the traditional count, it is the 77th temple on the Shikoku pilgrimage route .
history
In 807, Tomosuke (朝 祐), the son of Prince Dōryū, is said to have returned from China, whereupon Priest Kūkai made a 90 cm high figure of the healing Buddha, Yakushi Nyorai, at his request. In this figure he put a picture of his father. Tomosuke, who succeeded Kūkai, was also the one who built a large temple in memory of his father and named it after him. His successor, Priest Shinga (真 雅; 801-879), built 23 Klausen, the 4th abbot Enchin (円 珍) created the figures of the 5 Great Heavenly Kings (五大 明王, Godaimyōō) and the Kannon for the newly built Gomadō . Other great personalities followed, then during the Mange era (976–978) a great earthquake destroyed many buildings, in 1060 the temple burned down during armed conflicts. This was repeated once again during the Tenshō era (1573–1592). - However, the temple survived all calamities and was preserved.
investment
You enter the complex from the south through the temple gate, which is designed as a Niō gate (仁王 門; 1) with the sculptures of the temple guards on the right and left. On the right you can see the bell tower (鐘楼, Shōrō; 2), on the left the Awashima Hall (粟 島 堂; 3). If you go further, you can see on the right the large hall with a square floor plan, which is dedicated to the temple founder, the Daishidō (大師 堂; 4) and ahead of the main hall (本 堂, Hondō; 5). The path to the main hall is lined with 255 on the right and left. Next to the main hall is the small treasure pagoda on the right (多 宝塔, Tahōtō; 6). If you go further north, you can see the shrine Myōkengū (妙 見 宮; 7), in which the spirit of the pole star is venerated. On the west side of the main hall is the burial place (8) of the ophthalmologist Kyōgoku Samanosuke (京 極左 馬 之 助). In the north you can leave the temple area through the north gate (北 門, Kitamon; 9).
Treasures
One of the temple treasures is a star mandala (絹本 著色 星 曼荼羅 図; Kimmoku chakushiki Hoshi-Mandara), which is registered as an important cultural asset of Japan .
photos
Temple gate
Bell tower
Temple area, main hall ahead
Daishidō
Treasure pagoda
Gomadō
literature
- Kagawa-ken no rekishisampo henshu iinkai (Ed.): Dōryū-ji . In: Kagawa-ken no rekishi sampo. Yamakawa Shuppan, 2013. ISBN 978-4-634-24637-9 . Page 153.
- Oguri, Doei: Kukai. Shikoku hachijuhachi kosho no arukikata. Chukei no Bunko, 2011. ISBN 978-4-8061-4067-2 .
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Coordinates: 34 ° 16 ′ 36.3 " N , 133 ° 45 ′ 45.7" E