Nagao-ji
The Nagao-ji ( Japanese 長尾寺 ) is a temple of the Shingon direction of Buddhism in the mountains on the northern edge of the city Sanuki in Kagawa Prefecture . It is the 87th temple on the Shikoku pilgrimage route .
history
During excavations, roof tiles with the “lotus pattern” (蓮 華文軒 丸 瓦, Rengemon ken-marugawara) were found, which can be dated to the Nara period . The temple area has been completely preserved and is 1 Chō (町) in size, i.e. about 1 hectare in size. Originally the temple belongs to the Hosso direction of Buddhism, but changed to the Tendai direction in 1683 . It is a "land-protecting" (鎮 護, Shingo) temple in East Sanuki.
The attachment
In front of the Niō Gate (仁王 門) are protected by a roof, two stone columns (経 幢, Kyōdō), the western one from 1283 and the eastern one from 1286. Presumably they were built for soldiers who fell during the Mongol invasion in 1281. They are registered as an Important Cultural Property of Japan . Usually there is a reference to the donor on such steles: here it is missing.
The current main hall (本 堂, Hondō) dates from 1683. It was built by the prince of the province, Matsudaira Yorishige (松 平 頼 重; 1622–1695). The Goma Hall (護 摩 堂) has a pyramid roof (方形 ・ 宝 形 hōgyō).
Minamoto no Yoshitsune's lover , Shizuka Gozen , is said to have sought refuge here and became a nun. In any case, there is a hill on the temple grounds, the "Teihatsuzuka" (剃 髪 塚), a hill that covers the hair that is cut off when entering the monastery.
photos
In front of the temple gate
Main hall
Sutra stele, west side
Goma hall
On the right the small Teihatsu hill
Abbot's quarters with garden
Old camphor tree
Remarks
- ↑ East Sanuki refers to the old province name Sanuki . Today's Kagawa Prefecture is largely identical to the old province.
literature
- Kagawa-ken no rekishisampo henshu iinkai (ed.): Nagao-ji . In: Kagawai-ken no rekishi sampo. Yamakawa Shuppan, 2013. ISBN 978-4-634-24637-9 . Pages 64 to 65.
- Oguri, Doei: Kukai. Shikoku hachijuhachi kosho no arukikata. Chukei no Bunko, 2011. ISBN 978-4-8061-4067-2 .
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Coordinates: 34 ° 16 ′ 0.1 ″ N , 134 ° 10 ′ 18.2 ″ E