Daizen-ji (Kōshū)
The Daizen-ji ( Japanese 大 善 寺 ) is a temple of the Shingon direction of Buddhism in the city of Kōshū in Yamanashi Prefecture . It is the 18th temple of the Kai Hyakuhachi Reijō .
history
The founding of the temple is associated with the rich and revered landowner Saiguki Morikuni ( 三 枝 守 国 ). According to another tradition, monk Gyōki is said to have founded the temple in 718. What is certain is that the temple was ravaged by fires in 1176 and 1270.
The attachment
The main hall ( 本 堂 , Hondō ) was rebuilt during the Kamakura period by the government of the 9th Shikken , Hōjō Sadatoki ( 北 条 貞 時 ; 1272-1311), at the request of the emperor Go-Uda . The pillars were erected in 1286, the temple was completed in 1290. It is the oldest temple in the prefecture in the so-called Japanese style and is registered as a national treasure. The main hall has a side length of 5 ken (about 18 m) and is covered with a simple pyramid roof. At the front, between the three central spaces between the pillars, doors are set that can be opened on both sides. Renji-mado ( 連 子 窓 ), a kind of lattice window, are inserted to the right and left . Doors are let into the first column space on the right and left and on the back in the middle. All other spaces are boarded up. The entire temple is surrounded by a banisterless walkway. Two-tiered wooden capitals are mounted on the strong round pillars to take the weight of the roof.
Inside the temple there is in the rear area of the room, the naijin ( 内 陣 ), the altar ( 須弥 壇 Shumidan ), on which there is a small shrine ( 厨子 sushi ). The rear and front interior areas ( 外 陣 Gejin ) are covered by arched support beams ( 虹 梁 Kōryō ). These are missing in the middle, which makes the room appear more spacious. In 1954 the temple was taken apart, checked, and reassembled.
The temple complex includes the temple gate ( 山門 Sammon ), which was rebuilt around 1800, and the garden to the north of the abbey residence with a pond and Hōrai island.
Treasures of the temple
The small shrine inside, like the hall itself, is a national treasure. It was made in 1473 and contains the trinity, Yakushi-Buddha with two companions, which is registered as an important cultural asset of Japan . All three figures are each made from a piece of cherry wood and executed as painted figures ( 漆 箔 像 Shitsubaku-zō ). Their robes slide across their bodies in a wave-like manner, suggesting that it originated in the Heian period . The two companions are the saints Nikkō ( 日光 菩薩 ) and Gakkō ( 月光 菩薩 ). The Twelve Heavenly Generals are placed on the right and left , the group is also an important cultural asset.
Among the scriptures in the possession of the temple is the Rikeini-ki ( 理 慶 尼 das), which was written by the daughter of Katsunuma Nobutomo ( 勝 沼 信 友 ), Rikei-ni. It is also called Takeda metsubō-ki : in the third month of 1582, Takeda Katsuyori and his team went to the temple to pray for victory from evening until the next morning. Since this was in vain, it is a document on the sad event, the extinction of the Takeda clan .
Remarks
- ↑ The Hōrai Island ( 蓬莱 島 ) is the legendary island of the blessed in China.
literature
- Yamanashi-ken kotogakko kyoiku kenkyukai chireki-ka, kominka-bukai (ed.): Daizen-ji. In: Yamanashi-ken no rekishi sampo. Yamakawa Shuppan, 2007, ISBN 978-4-634-24619-5 , pp. 57-59.
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Coordinates: 35 ° 39 ′ 21.4 " N , 138 ° 44 ′ 35.4" E