Enmyō-ji
The Enmyō-ji ( Japanese 圓明 寺 ) with the Go Sugazan (須 賀 山) and Shōchiin (正 智 院) is a temple of the Buzan direction (豊 山 派) of Shingon Buddhism in the city of Matsuyama (Ehime Prefecture). In the traditional count, it is the 53rd temple on the Shikoku pilgrimage route .
history
According to tradition, the temple was built in the 1st year Tempyō-Shōhō (749) at the request of the emperor Shōmu by priest Gyōki , who made the main cult figure, an Amida Buddha and as companions a holy Kannon and a holy Seishi ( 勢 至 leiter ) . A complete temple complex ( 七 堂 伽藍 Shichdō garan ) with all the associated buildings was created. At that time the temple was on a hill near the coast.
Later, Priest Kūkai visited the temple complex and rebuilt it, but in the Kamakura period the temple suffered from devastation again. During the Gemma era (1615-1624), the wealthy Suga Shigehisa ( 須 賀 重 久 ) moved the temple to its current location. In 1636 the temple came to the Ninna-ji on the instructions of Prince Kakushin-hosshinnō ( 覚 – 法 親王 ; 1588-1648) and was restored.
The attachment
From the street you enter the temple through the Niō gate (仁王 門; 1) and then on the left is the hall dedicated to the temple founder, the Daishidō (大師 堂; 2). To the right is the small Kannon pavilion (観 音 堂; 3). If you go further, you pass a second gate, which is built as a tower gate (楼門, Rōmon; 4). Then you stand in front of the main hall (本 堂, Hondō; 5). Both the main hall and the Daishidō show a roof shape on the front, which is called "Chinese" (唐 破 風, Kara hafu), and which was popular in the 17th and 18th centuries.
Others
In March 1924, the American Dr. Frederick Starr (1858–1933), Japanese expert and folklorist, also called “Dr. Talisman “(お 札博士, Ofuda hakase) called, under the altar cabinet (厨子, Zushi) a votive offering made of sheet copper with the dimensions 24 × 9.7 cm and a thickness of 1 mm. It is dated to the year 1650, making it the oldest of its kind in Japan. The tablet comes from Jōshin (常 信), who is known for the reconstruction of the Gochisan Renge-ji (五 知 山 蓮華 寺) in Kyoto. In the votive slogan, the term “Henrō” (遍 路) is found for the first time, the abbreviation for “visiting all temples” on the Shikoku pilgrimage.
photos
1. Temple gate
2. Temple gate
Daishidō
Daishidō, ridge jewelry
Kannondo
Cherry blossoms
Remarks
- ↑ Higuchi, actually ... (樋 口 平 人家 次).
literature
- Ehime-ken kotogakko chireki komin bukai rekishi bukai (Ed.): Enmyō-ji . In: Ehime-ken no rekishi sampo. Yamakawa Shuppan, 2008. ISBN 978-4-634-24638-6 . Page 100.
- Oguri, Doei: Kukai. Shikoku hachijuhachi kosho no arukikata. Chukei no Bunko, 2011, ISBN 978-4-8061-4067-2 .
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Coordinates: 33 ° 53 ′ 29.3 " N , 132 ° 44 ′ 24.1" E