Mii-dera
Mii-dera ( Japanese. 三井 寺 , literally: "three-source temple", also 御 井 寺 , literally "honorable source (s) temple") is the common name of a Buddhist temple at the foot of Mount Hiei outside the city Ōtsu in Shiga Prefecture , Japan . Its correct name is Onjō-ji ( 園 城 寺 , "garden-palace-temple"). It is located in Ōtsu in the immediate vicinity of Kyoto and Lake Biwa . It is the main temple of the Tendai -Jimon sect. Together with its sister temple Enryaku-ji , it is one of the four largest temples in Japan. 40 named buildings belong to the Mii-dera temple complex.
Famous is almost 2 m high and from the 8th century Benkei bell, around which there are many legends. It got its name from the most famous legend associated with it: the strong benkei who had dragged the big bell away, but then brought it back ruefully moved by its wailing. “The evening bell of the Miidera” is one of the eight views of Lake Biwa , but the current one dates from 1602.
The grave of Ernest Fenollosa , who took care of the preservation of Japanese art treasures in the Meiji period, is located on the site of a side temple .
The temple and its warrior monks ( Sōhei ) played an important role in the Battle of Uji (1180) and it was burned down by the Taira following the battle.
literature
- Valeria Jana Schwanitz and August Wierling: Saigoku - Out and about in Japan's western lands . Manpuku-Verlag, Potsdam, 2012, ISBN 3-981-51680-X .
Web links
- Homepage of the temple - Japanese
Coordinates: 35 ° 0 '48 " N , 135 ° 51' 10.3" E