Daihōon-ji

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Main hall
Main hall plan

The Daihōon-ji ( Japanese 大 報恩寺 ) with the mountain name Zuiō-zan ( 瑞 応 山 ), also called Senbon-Shakadō ( 千 本 釈 迦 堂 ), is a temple of the Shingon direction of Buddhism. The temple is located in Kamigyō-ku , Kyōto and is the 16th temple on the New Saigoku Pilgrimage .

history

In a report in "Hantōkō" ( 半 陶 藳 ) it is said that Ganko ( 岸 高 ), a follower of Fujiwara no Mitsutaka ( 藤原 光 隆 ), also known as “Nekoma Chūnagon” ( 猫 間 中 納 言 ), had priest Gikū ( 義空 ) caused this temple to be built in 1221. Gikū was a grandson of Fujiwara no Hidehira ( 藤原 秀 衡 ; 1096–1187), who ruled northern Japan at the end of the Heian period .

investment

The main hall ( 本 堂 Hondō ) was built in the Shichū style ( 四柱 造 ) in 1221 and has survived the destruction during the various wars between the nobles as a major exception. It has six columns on the front of 19.53 m and five columns in the depth of 23.19 m, is single-storey, has a hipped roof, which is covered with cypress bark ( 檜 皮 葺 Hiwada-buki ). The building has lattice doors ( 蔀 戸 Shitomi-do ) and sliding doors ( 引 き 違 い 格子 戸 Hikichigai kōshi-do ) and is therefore more like a residence than a temple from the Heian period . The main hall is registered as a national treasure.

Temple treasures

Registered as an important cultural asset of Japan:

  • Seated Siddhartha Gautama ( 木造 釈 迦 如 来 坐像 Mokuzō Shaka nyorai sazō ) from the Kamakura period . Main cult figure of the temple, created by Gyōkai ( 行 快 ), a student of Kaikeis , not publicly visible.
  • The ten most important disciples ( 木造 十大 弟子 立 像 Mokuzō jūdaishi ritsuzō ) from inside the Shaka figure.
  • Six Kannon ( 木造 六 観 音像 Mokuzō roku Kannon ) from inside the Shaka figure.
  • Standing, just born Siddhartha made of bronze ( 銅 造 誕生 釈 迦 仏 立 像 Dōzō Tanjō-Shaka ritsuzō ), Muromachi period .
  • Standing Kannon ( 木造 千手 観 音 立 像 Mokuzō senju Kannon ritsuzō ), Heian period.
  • Futai with two companions ( 木造 傅大士 及 二 童子 像 Mokuzō Futaishi oyobi ni dōji zō ) from 1418.
  • Complete Sutra Kitanokyō-ōdō ( 北野 経 王 堂 一切 経 Kitanokyō-ōdō issai-kyō ) 5048 sheets, of which 232 have been copied.

literature

  • Kyoto-fu rekishi isan kenkyukai (Ed.): Daihōon-ji . In: Kyoto-fu no rekishi sampo (jo). Yamakawa Shuppan, 2011. ISBN 978-4-634-24626-3 . P. 159.

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Coordinates: 35 ° 1 ′ 54.7 "  N , 135 ° 44 ′ 23.7"  E