Tōritenjō-ji
The Tōritenjō-ji ( Japanese 忉 利 天上 寺 ) is a temple of the Shingon direction of Buddhism in the mountains of Kobe ( Hyōgo prefecture ). It is the 22nd temple on the New Saigoku Pilgrimage Route .
history
According to temple tradition, the high-ranking Indian priest Hōdō Sennin ( 法 道 仙人 ) laid the temple in 646. Later, after his return from China during the Tang period , Priest Kūkai set up the portrait of the Maya, the mother of Buddha , made by Emperor Liang Wu Di , which he brought with him from there. Since the mountain resembles Mount Toriten in India, this mountain name was adopted.
In 1976 the temple was destroyed by fire. The temple was then rebuilt about 700 meters north.
investment
At the foot of the hill is the west gate ( 西山 Nishi Sanmon ). One then climbs a long flight of stairs to the temple level. The last short flight of stairs leads past the bell tower ( 鐘楼 Shōro ; in plan 1). The main hall ( 金堂 Kondō ; 2) is located diagonally ahead to the left , to the right of it with a pyramid roof is the Mana-bunin hall ( 摩 那 夫人 堂 ; 3), i.e. the hall in which the original cult figure Maya is venerated. Further to the right is the study area of the temple, the Shoin ( 書院 ; 4). The Kinrin Hall ( 金輪 堂 ; 5) is located between the shoin and the abbot area (A ).
On the other side, at the northern end, we find the teaching hall ( 密 教学 講 伝 所 Mikkyō gakkō denjo ; 6), on the edge of the wall the small " one-wish- Jizō pavilion " ( 一 願 地 蔵 堂 Ichigan Jizōdō ; 7) and the dance floor in front , which is intended for ritual dances, the ( 天空 の 大 舞台 Tenkū no Daibutai ; 8). This area is built on pillars on the slope. A statue (9) for the temple founder Hōdō Sennin has been erected next to the bell tower.
photos
Stairs to the temple
Bell tower
Tenjiku Pavilion
Mana hall
literature
- Hyōgo-ken no rekishi sampo henshu iinkai (ed.): Tōritenjō-ji . In: Hyogo-ken no rekishi sampo (jo). Yamakawa Shuppan, 2012. ISBN 978-4-634-24628-7 . P. 38.
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Coordinates: 34 ° 44 ′ 21 ″ N , 135 ° 12 ′ 15.2 ″ E