Ryushō-in
The Ryūshō-in ( Japanese 龍 正 院 ) with the mountain name Namegawa-san ( 滑 河山 ) is a temple of the Tendai direction of Buddhism on the outskirts of Narita ( Chiba Prefecture ), Japan. In the traditional count it is the 28th of the 33 temples in the Kantō region .
history
According to the tradition of the temple, the first place of prayer is said to have been built in 838. It was the year of a great drought and so the ruler of the area supported the people. They also called on St. Kannon for help. A young girl named Princess Asahi promised to get help and disappeared into the river. Thereupon an old monk appeared in a boat and brought a little Kannon figure, which he gave to the prince. The living conditions in the area improved and so the temple developed as well.
The attachment
During the Muromachi period , the temple gate was rebuilt in the Bunki era ( 文 亀 ; 1501–1504). It is designed as a Niō gate ( 仁王 門 Niō-mon ; 1 in the plan), i.e. as a gate with the two temple guards ( Niō ) to the left and right of the passage. The gate, which is registered as an important cultural asset of Japan , is essentially executed in the Wayō style, but also shows elements of the Zen style, so that it is classified under the eclectic style . As a special feature, the gate has 16 grooved pillars and a powerful, thatched roof.
On the way to the main hall there is an approximately 5 m high copper pagoda (2) in the Hōkyōin ( 宝 篋 印 塔 Hōkyōintō ) style on the left. It dates from 1718 and was cast by craftsmen from Edo . At the base of the pagoda are the names of the donors, from which one can see the breadth of the support. Opposite is a two-stemmed pine that is venerated as the "married couple pine" ( 夫婦 松 Fūfu-matsu ; K). There is a stone with the haiku of Matsuo Bashō : "You see the Kannon in a cloud of flowers".
The main hall ( 本 堂 Hondō ; 3) was built in 1698 and is registered as a cultural asset of the prefecture. It is a stately building, 5 ken square, with a hipped foot roof . The main cult figure is an eleven-headed Kannon , named Namegawa-Kannon.
The abbot and monk's quarters are located further back on the right (A).
Treasures of the temple
The temple has a disc bell made of copper ( 鋳 銅 鰐 口Chūdō Waniguchi ) from 1516. It is registered as an important cultural asset of the prefecture and is kept in the Shimousa Folklore Museum of Narita ( 成 田 下 総 歴 史 民俗 資料 館 Narita Shimousa Rekishi Minzoku Shiryōkan ).
Remarks
- ↑ 観 音 の い ら か 見 や り つ 花 の 雲 - Kannon no iraka mityaritsu hana no kumo (Haiku 266, 1686). - With blossoms we always mean cherry blossoms. Actually this haiku refers to a temple in Edo, today's Tokyo.
literature
- Chiba-ken kotogakko Kyoiku kenkyukai rekishi bukai (Ed.): Ryushoin . In: Chiba-ken no rekishi sampo. Yamakawa Shuppan, 2006. ISBN 978-4-634-24612-6 . Pp. 172, 173.
- Kon, Eizō (Ed.): Basho Kushū. Shinchō-sha, 1982.
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Coordinates: 35 ° 52 ′ 1.4 " N , 140 ° 20 ′ 31.1" E