Fudō-in (Hiroshima)
The Fudō-in ( Japanese 不 動 院 ) is an old temple in Zen style on the former northern outskirts in today's Higashi district ("East") of the city of Hiroshima , Japan. It survived the atomic bombing in 1945 almost undamaged.
history
The foundation of the temple is said to go back to Gyōki . From the style of the main cult figure Yakushi nyorai one can infer the Heian period . The temple was designated by Ashikaga Takauji (1305-1358), the brother of Tadayoshi (1306-1352), to commemorate those who fell in the wars of that time as a memorial temple Ankoku-ji ( 安 国寺 ) of Aki province . The Ankoku-ji came under the protection of the Takeda clan who ruled Aki. But then the temple lost its influence and largely burned down in the Sengoku period .
The Zen priest Ankokuji Ekei ( 安 国寺 恵 瓊 , approx. 1539–1600) was then able to rebuild the temple and lead it to a new bloom. Ekei was also active in diplomatic services for the Mōri , who now ruled the area and rose to important daimyō under Toyotomi Hideyoshi . When Ekei, who was on the side of Hideyoshi and his son Hideyori , lost his life after the battle of Sekigahara , the temple lost its importance again.
Shortly thereafter, the Mōri, who were opponents of the Tokugawa , had to give up territories and be content with Yamaguchi. In return , Fukushima Masanori (1561-1624) came to Hiroshima as the new daimyo . He appointed the priest Yochin as abbot of the temple, which has now been converted from a Zen temple to a temple of Shingon Buddhism. At the same time the temple got its current name. The following rulers in Hiroshima, the Asano , also supported the temple.
The temple survived the anti-Buddhism movement in the Meiji period and during World War II, when the atomic bomb fell on August 6 , only the roof of the temple, 3.9 km away from the detonation point, was damaged by the pressure waves of the explosion. A pillar also tilted, but the temple as a whole was preserved.
The attachment
( ⦿ = national treasure , ◎ = important cultural asset of Japan )
- ◎ The temple gate is called a rōmon ( 楼門 ), but with its intermediate roof it is more like a two-story gate, a nijūmon . There are two ◎ Niō, which can be dated to the year 1274 with inscriptions.
- ⦿ The main hall ( 金堂 , kondō ), originally built in the mid-16th century by the educated general Ōuchi Yoshitaka (1507–1551) in Yamaguchi, was moved to its present location soon after completion. It is the largest Zen-style hall in Japan that still exists today. Elevated to the national treasure in 1958 . ◎ Yakushi nyorai is worshiped in the typical Jōjō ( 定 朝 ,? -1057) style of the Heian period. It was declared a valuable cultural asset as early as 1917.
- ◎ The bell tower ( 鐘楼 , shōrō ) was built in 1423 and has a particularly pronounced apron shape in the lower part.
- ◎ The temple bell ( 梵 鐘 , bonshō ) comes from Korea during the early Kōryō period. It was brought back from the Korean War by Priest Ekei at the end of the 16th century . The reliefs of four heavenly nymphs can be seen on the bell .
photos
Temple gate
Main hall
Altar in the main hall
Group of Six Heavenly Generals
Dainichi nyorai
Bell tower
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literature
- Folder of the Temple (Japanese).
- Leaflet of the temple (English).
Web links
Coordinates: 34 ° 25 ′ 37 ″ N , 132 ° 28 ′ 16 ″ E