Ikegami Honmon-ji
Ikegami Honmon-ji ( Japanese. 池上 本 門寺 ) is a Buddhist temple in Ōta , Tokyo and u. a. also administrative center of the Nichiren-shu . The temple, founded by Nichirō (1245-1320) was built on the site where the monk and scholar Nichiren died and was cremated. The temple emerged from the extensive private ownership of the Ikegami family. According to Nichiren Shu, Ikegami Munenaka asked Nichiren to found the temple in his residence immediately before his death.
In March 1945, the temple's facilities were badly damaged during an air raid, but most of the buildings were reconstructed and officially declared as an important cultural asset of Japan . These include the five-story pagoda from 1608 and the Kyōzō , built in 1784 to store religious writings . The Hōtō , built in 1781, stands on the spot where Nichiren's body was cremated.
Until the middle of the 20th century, the temple complex was still a long way from Tokyo itself and so the British Japanese scientist Basil Hall Chamberlain and WB Mason noted in 1907 that the temple was excellently located and, thanks to the wonderful woodworking, a good excursion destination in the vicinity of Tokyo. The temple is now part of Tokyo’s Tokta district.
In the area between Ikegami train station and the temple grounds, the so-called Oeshiki Festival takes place every year on October 13th in memory of Nichiren's death. It attracts numerous visitors.
Individual evidence
- ^ Fire in The Lotus , Daniel B. Montgomery, Mandala 1991, 1991, p. 143
- ↑ Honmonji Temples of Nichiren Shu. Accessed August 27, 2019 .
- ^ Basil Hall Chamberlain and WB Mason, A Handbook for Travelers in Japan, eighth edition (London: John Murray, 1907), 138.
Web links
- Temple website (Japanese, English)
Coordinates: 35 ° 34 ′ 44 ″ N , 139 ° 42 ′ 19 ″ E