Kōzan-ji (Shimonoseki)
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Kōzan-ji ( Japanese 功 山寺 ) is a Zen temple of the Soto School in Chōfu , now a district of Shimonoseki . A thousand-armed Kannon is venerated , the temple is number 19 on the Chūgoku pilgrimage route .
history
The temple was built in 1320 by the Zen priest Kyoan Genjaku as a temple of the Rinzai school under the name Kinzan Chōfuku-ji ( 金山 長 福寺 ). 1334: Ashikaga Takauji donates the nearby area of Ozuki to the temple. A typhoon and heavy rain destroyed the temple gate ( Sammon ) in 1487 . Ōuchi Yoshinaga (* 1532), an important prince of the area, committed suicide in the temple in 1557 when he was surrounded by the troops of Mōri Motonari (1497–1571). After that, the temple decays.
After the establishment of the Tokugawa Shogunate , Mōri Hidemoto (1579–1650) became the first daimyō of the fiefdom of Chōfu in 1602 . He restored the temple and gave it to the Soto school under the name Shōzan-ji ( 笑 山寺 ). The temple becomes the burial temple of the Mōri. After Hidemoto's death, the temple was renamed Kōzan-ji in 1650 to honor the deceased . The 10th head of the fief, Mōri Masayoshi , restored the temple gate in 1773. In 1788 Masayoshi had the Daihattō (Great Teaching Hall) built. The 11th head of the fiefdom, Motoyoshi , had the Shoin (private quarters of the abbot) and Kuri (dining room) built in 1835 after he had the sutra store built in 1799.
The 13th head of the fiefdom, Motochika , used the temple as his headquarters against the four-power European fleet in 1864. Sanjō Sanetomi (1837-1891) and other opponents of the Tokugawa government find accommodation in the temple towards the end of the year. On December 15, Takasugi Shinsaku (1839–1867) sets up a troop against the shogunate here. The main hall was placed under special protection by the state in 1903. On November 14, 1953, the main hall was declared a national treasure. The entrance gate ( Sōmon ) is classified as an important cultural asset in 2004.
The temple complex (Garan)
You enter the Garan ( 伽藍 ) through the entrance gate [1], climb further steps and pass the temple gate [2] and then reach the main hall [3]. The main hall is the earliest example of Zen architecture in Japan. To the right of the main hall is a building complex that consists of the teaching hall [4], the abbot's private apartments [5] and the dining room [6]. The buildings enclose the temple garden, which has a "heart-shaped pond" ( 心 字 池 ).
An equestrian statue [9] commemorates Takasugi, [10] is the cemetery with the department for the Mōri family, and with [M] the city museum ( 長 府 博物館 , Chōfu Hakubutsukan ) is designated, which contains objects and documents from the Stone Age to to the present shows.
Web links
literature
- Folder of the temple
- City Museum leaflet
Coordinates: 35 ° 3 ′ 36.5 ″ N , 135 ° 40 ′ 42.8 ″ E