Daikaku-ji
The Daikaku-ji ( Japanese 大 覚 寺 ) is a Buddhist temple in the Sagano ( 嵯峨野 ) district in the Ukyō-ku district of the Japanese city of Kyoto and a main temple of the Shingon-shū . It was founded in 876.
The origins of the temple go back to the year 814, when the Saga - tennō had a palace, the Saga-in, built on the site of the present-day temple. The palace later became an imperial villa ( Saga-rikyū ), which was finally renamed in 876 by Masako-naishinnō ( 正 子 内 親王 ; 810-879), third daughter of Saga-tennō and wife of Junna -tennō Daikaku-ji was transformed. The head of the temple was a prince of the imperial family from the beginning , which means that the Daikaku-ji belong to the Monzeki ( 門 跡 ) system.
In the 13th and 14th centuries the Daikaku-ji achieved some fame, as several abdicated Tennō (including Go-Saga , Kameyama and Go-Uda ) were ordained as monks and made this temple their place of residence, some even ruled behind them Scenery further.
In 1336, during the chaotic transition from the Kamakura period to the Muromachi period , the Daikaku-ji was completely burned down, but later rebuilt under the rule of the Ashikaga .
Selected buildings
The Chokushi-mon ( 勅使 門 ), rebuilt between 1848 and 1854 , the gateway for the messenger of Tennō
Ōsawa-no-ike ( 大 沢 池 ), the pond is part of the oldest man-made garden in Japan.
In the Shōshin-den ( 正 寝殿 ) built during the Momoyama period , Go-Uda made his business of government.
Shinkyō-den ( 心 経 殿 ), built in 1925, houses Tennōs handcrafted copies ( 写 経 , shakyō ) of the Heart Sutra and a statue of Yakushi Nyorai
Shingyō- hōtō ( 心 経 宝塔 ), erected in 1967 for the 1150th anniversary of the Heart Sutras-shakyō of the Saga-tennō
Web links
- Official website - Japanese and English
Coordinates: 35 ° 1 '41.66 " N , 135 ° 40' 39.87" O