Motoyama-ji

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Main hall
Main hall plan
Plan of the temple (see text)

The Motoyama-ji ( Japanese 本 山寺 ) with the Go Shippōzan (七宝山) and Jihōin (持 宝 院) is a temple of the Kōyasan direction (高 野山 派) of Shingon Buddhism in the city of Mitoyo in Kagawa Prefecture . It is Temple No. 70 on the Shikoku Pilgrimage Route .

history

According to tradition, the temple was founded in 807 by priest Kūkai .

The attachment

The main hall ( Hondō ; number 2 in the plan) was built between 1239 and 1355, but was lost in 1291. The foundation stone was laid for the new hall in 1300. The names Suekiyo ( 末 清 ) and Kunishige ( 国 重 ) are passed down as responsible for the construction work . The hall has an exactly square floor plan of 5 × 5  Ken , here 14.5 × 14.5 m. It is registered as a national treasure. The 5-story pagoda (五 重 塔, Gojū-no-tō; 1) to the left of it was rebuilt in 1913 with numerous donations.

The hall dedicated to the temple founder, the Daishidō (大師 堂; 4), is on the right-hand side next to the main hall. Opposite on the left is the Jūō-dō (十 王 堂; 3). Below the Daishidō, the temple gate (山門, Sammon; 5) forms the entrance to the temple from the east. Again next to it stands the small bell tower (鐘楼, Shōrō; 6) of the temple.

The Niō gate ( 仁王 門 , Niō-mon ; 9) is an eight-pillar gate ( 八 脚 門 , Hakkyaku-mon ) and has a hipped roof. It is built in a mixed style like the main hall . The gate with its two temple guardian sculptures is registered as an important cultural asset .

The Chinju-dō ( 鎮守 堂 ; 8) from 1547 received a roof again, which is covered with cedar bark shingles ( 檜 皮 葺 , Hiwada-buki ). The building is registered as an Important Cultural Asset of the Prefecture.

A memorial hall ( 謝 霊 堂 ; 7) commemorates the citizens (5506 adults and 2379 young people) from the area who settled in Manchuria after 1931 and many of whom lost their lives during the occupation by Russia in 1945.

To the north of these buildings is the abbey (A), accessible through a gate, to which a guest house (G) is attached.

Treasures of the temple

A Batō-Kannon ( 馬頭 観 音 ), a dragon queen ( 善 女 龍王 , Zennyo ryūō ), the Shining King Aizen ( 愛 染 明王 , Aizen-myōō ), a Kongō-rikishi ( 金剛 力士 ), sutras ( 経 文 板 木 , Kyōbun) are worshiped hangi ), which (except for the Kannon) are registered as important cultural assets of the prefecture. Have them help with the request for rain .

photos

  • Niō Gate

  • Great temple gate

  • Daishidō

  • Chinju Hall

  • Pagoda with priest Kūkai

  • Temple bell

Remarks

  1. ↑ Suekiyo and Kunishige are also known as architects for the main hall of the Ryōsen-ji and a hall of the Yakushi-ji in Nara.

literature

  • Kagawa-ken no rekishisampo henshu iinkai (Ed.): Motoyama-ji . In: Kagawai-ken no rekishi sampo. Yamakawa Shuppan, 2013. ISBN 978-4-634-24637-9 .
  • Oguri, Doei: Kukai. Shikoku hachijuhachi kosho no arukikata. Chukei no Bunko, 2011. ISBN 978-4-8061-4067-2 .

Web links

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Coordinates: 34 ° 8 '22.8 "  N , 133 ° 41' 38.6"  E