Saidai-ji
The Saidai-ji ( jap. 西 大寺 ) is a Buddhist temple in the Japanese city of Nara . The "western large temple" was built as a counterpart to the Tōdai-ji ("eastern large temple") in 765 by order of the Shōtoku - tennō in the then capital of Japan Heijō-kyō .
During the Nara period , the Saidai-ji was a center for Sanron studies. During the Heian period , the temple came under the control of the Kofuku-ji of the Hosso-shu .
Under the Shingon monk Eison ( 叡 尊 ; 1201–90), who initiated the Shingon Ritsu movement (consisting of Shingon and Risshū studies) in the Kamakura period , the Saidai-ji became a center for Vinaya studies. Eison was replaced there as headmaster by his student Shinkū ( 信 空 ).
In the Meiji period , the temple was completely independent and recognized as the main temple of the Shingon-Risshū ( 真言 律宗 ) movement that had become its own school .
One of the most popular Saidai-ji ceremonies is the Kamakura-era tea ceremony called Ō-chamori ( 大 茶, ), which takes place on the second Sunday in April and the previous Saturday and the second Sunday in October. Matcha is prepared in oversized tea bowls (diameter> 50 cm) with huge chases .
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Coordinates: 34 ° 41 ′ 37.02 " N , 135 ° 46 ′ 46.19" E