Seigan-ji
The Seigan-ji ( Japanese 誓願 寺 ), a temple in Nakagyō-ku , Kyōto , is the main temple of the Nishiyama-shinsō branch ( 西山 深 草 派 ) of the Jōdo direction of Buddhism. It is the 15th temple on the New Saigoku Pilgrimage Route .
history
Established as a prayer temple for Emperor Tenji in Nara , it is said to have been relocated to Fukakusa ( 深 草 ) when the capital was moved during the Heian period . Later it was relocated to the Kamigyō district and finally during the Tenshō era ( 天正 , 1573–1592) to the current location, where the temple had the largest complex in the temple city. Matsu no Marudono ( 松 の 丸 殿 ;? –1634), sister of Prince Kyōgoku Takatsugu ( 京 極高 次 , 1563-1609), concubine Toyotomi Hideyoshis , promoted the structural preservation of the temple.
investment
When you have passed the temple gate, you can see a stone stupa on the south side , which is called "fan hill" ( 扇 塚 Ōgi-zuka ). She reminds us that the No- piece "Seigan-ji" is set in this temple. It was the prayer temple of the poet Izumi Shikibu , who lived around the year 1000.
In addition to the main hall ( 本 堂 Hondō ), the temple now consists of only a few buildings.
In the somewhat distant cemetery of the temple one can find u. a. the tomb of Hoida Tadatomo ( 穂 井 田忠友 ; 1791–1847), author of a 45-volume edition of the book collection of the imperial treasury in Nara, the Shōsō-in under the title "Shōsōin bunjo seishū" ( 正 倉 院 文書 正 集 ) , and the grave of the doctor Yamawaki Tōyō (1706–1762), who became famous for the first dissection of corpses.
Temple treasures
The temple treasures include a wooden sculpture of St. Bishamon ( 木造 毘 沙門 天 立 像 Mokuzō Bishamon-ten ritsuzō ) from the Heian period and three hanging scrolls made of silk ( 絹本 着色 誓願 寺 縁 起Kempon chakushoku Seiganji engi ) from the Muromachi to Edo period . These treasures, which are registered as an Important Cultural Property of Japan , are in the care of the Kyōto National Museum .
literature
- Kyoto-fu rekishi isan kenkyukai (Ed.): Seigan-ji . In: Kyoto-fu no rekishi sampo (jo). Yamakawa Shuppan, 2011. ISBN 978-4-634-24626-3 . P. 46.
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Coordinates: 35 ° 0 ′ 26.5 ″ N , 135 ° 46 ′ 3.8 ″ E