Kabusan-ji

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Main hall

The Kabusan-ji ( Japanese 神 峯山 寺 ) with the mountain name Compos-zan ( 根本 山 ) is a temple of the Tendai Buddhism in Takatsuki ( Osaka Prefecture ). It is the 14th temple on the New Saigoku Pilgrimage Route .

history

Plan of the temple (see text)

Originally it was En no Gyōja who saw a five-colored cloud on the hike through the mountains in the north, which led him to this place. From the wood of a sacred tree he carved the figure of St. Bishamon , who was then venerated in this place in the year 697. Later, at the end of the Nara period , Emperor Kōmei commissioned the priest Kaijō ( 開 城 ) to take over the temple. He built the temple to a complete system ( 七 堂 伽藍 Shichidō garan ) and put on 21 Klausen. The imperial court was very impressed and made this temple a prayer temple for the emperors.

investment

You enter the temple complex through the temple gate ( 山門 Sanmon ) at the foot of the hill , which is designed here as a Niō gate ( 仁王 門 ) with the two temple guards to the right and left of the passage. Halfway up you pass the Kejō-in ( 化 城 院 ; in plan 7) on the left, while the Reihō-in ( 嶺 峰 院 ; 8) is on the right, surrounded by trees . You then continue up to the main hall ( 本 堂 Hondō ; 1) with the water basin (2) in front of it. On the left-hand side, behind the entrance to the abbot and monk's area (A), there is the Kannon Hall (観 音 堂, Kannon-dō; 3) and further up behind the bell tower ( 鐘楼 Shōrō ; 4). To the right of the main hall we find the Shaka Hall ( 釈 迦 堂 Shaka-dō ; 5) and a staircase leads to the Kaisan Pavilion ( 開山 堂 ; 6), which is dedicated to the temple founder.

The temple is known for its beautiful fall foliage.

Temple treasures

The main cult figure is St. Bishamon . Two Kannon sculptures and an Amida Buddha ( 阿 弥陀 如 来 像 Amida nyorai zō ) are registered as important cultural assets of Japan .

photos

  • Temple gate

  • Kejō-in

  • Main hall from the side

  • Pool in front of the main hall

  • Kannon Hall

  • Shaka hall

literature

  • Osaka-fu no rekishi sampo henshu iinkai (ed.): Kabusan-ji . In: Osaka-fu no rekishi sampo (jo). Yamakawa Shuppan, 2007. ISBN 978-4-634-24627-0 . P. 234.

Web links

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Coordinates: 34 ° 53 ′ 55.4 "  N , 135 ° 36 ′ 32.6"  E