Shōfuku-ji (Higashimurayama)

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Main hall
Floor plan, 8.5 × 8.5 m
The Kshitigarbha

The Shōfuku-ji ( Japanese 正 福寺 ) is a temple of the Rinzai direction of Zen Buddhism in the city of Higashimurayama in Tokyo Prefecture .

history

The temple belongs to the Kenchō-ji in Kamakura and has been reported about since the middle Kamakura period . During the restoration in 1934, the year “Ōei 14”, ie 1407, was found in the roof: the current building therefore dates from the Muromachi period . The temple is one of the "Seven Halls of Musashi" ( 武 蔵 七 堂 ) and is handed down as a burial temple ( 菩提 寺 ) of the Murayama clan . There is a plaque in the temple that refers to Murayama Tosa-no-kami Yoshimitsu ( 村上 土 佐 守義 光 ; d. 1333). A stone pagoda in the cemetery behind the temple is also said to mark his grave.

The attachment

The main building of the temple is also called Sentai Jizō-dō ( 千 体 地 蔵 堂 ). The building is a classic example of Zen architecture and is registered as a national treasure. The building has a square floor plan, has a steep hipped roof covered with shingles over a narrow fringed roof that is covered with copper plates. The windows are typically bell-shaped as "Katō windows" ( 火 燈 窓 also 加藤 窓 , -mado ), the floor is, as is often the case with Zen temples, unoccupied.

Treasures of the temple

The holy Jizō ( 地 蔵 菩薩 , Jizō bosatsu ) is worshiped, standing on a lotus base and with a ship-shaped halo in his back. In his left hand he holds a treasure pearl ( 宝珠 , Hōju ), in the right hand a staff crowned with jewelry, called Shakujō ( 鍚 杖 ). There is also a large group ( 千 体 = 1000 figures) of 10 to 30 cm tall, wooden jizō that were donated and placed on shelves to the right and left of the altar. The name of the founder and the date of foundation are entered on the reverse side. The donors came from places in the area such as Tozawa, Kokubunji, Koganei, especially from the years 1714 to 1729. The donor book ( 御 開 帳 , Gokaichō ) is opened twice a year, on August 14th and September 24th.

photos

  • Gate to the temple

  • Roof corner

  • View inside, towards the roof

  • Interior

Remarks

  1. ↑ This building had been the prefecture's only national architectural treasure since 1953, until the Akasaka Palace was also given this rank in 2009 .

literature

  • Tokyo-to rekishi kyoiku kenkyukai (ed.): Shōfuku-ji . In: Tokyo-to no rekishi sampo (ge). Yamakawa Shuppan, 2005. ISBN 978-4-634-24813-7 . P. 32.

Web links

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Coordinates: 35 ° 45 ′ 53.2 ″  N , 139 ° 27 ′ 34.1 ″  E