Tōzan-ji

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The Tōzan-ji ( Japanese 東 山寺 ) is a temple of the Shingon direction of Buddhism in the mountains of the city of Awaji on the island of Awaji in Hyōgo prefecture .

history

Kūkai is said to have laid out the temple in 819 . The system is said to have been on the edge of the mountain behind the Oku-no-in ( 奥 の 院 ), but was lost by fire. In 1285 the temple was rebuilt at its current location. It comprised 17 sub-temples and 36 Klausen and had an income of 600 koku and flourished as the main temple in the area. From the 18th century the temple lost its influence, but gained in reputation again in the middle of the 19th century through the use of the nun Saeki Shinzui ( 佐伯 心 随 ). The temple was also known at the time as the place where the loyal samurai Yanagawa Seigan ( 梁 川 星 巌 ; 1789-1858), Raimiki Saburō ( 頼 三 木 三郎 ; 1825-1859) and others secretly met.

The attachment

Today the temple consists of only a few buildings. Besides the main building, the Yaskushi-dō, the temple gate is remarkable. It comes from the Namaboku period and is said to have been donated by the Shugo daimyō Hosokawa Yoriharu ( 細 川 頼 春 ; 1304-1352).

Treasures of the temple

The temple's treasures include a Yakushi Buddha ( 薬 師 如 来 ; important cultural asset ), supported by the saints Nikkō ( 日光 菩薩 ) and Gekkō ( 月光 菩薩 ). There are also the Twelve Heavenly Generals , who are also classified as important cultural assets. These figures came from Iwashimizu-hachimangū-bettō-gokoku-in ( 石 清水 八 幡 宮 別 当 護 国 院 ) in Kyoto, which no longer exists, in 1869. This is thanks to the commitment of the priest Dōki ( 道 基 ).

A ringing bell ( d , Waniguchi) is exhibited in the Yaskushi-dō , which dates from 1326 and is therefore the second oldest on the island.

Behind the aforementioned Oku-no-in is a group of huge rocks that are revered by the people.

Remarks

  1. ↑ After 1868 it was about saving Buddhist figures from destruction by militant Shinto followers.

literature

  • Hyogo no rekishi sampo henshu iinkai (ed.): Tōzan-ji . In: Hyogo-ken no rekishi sampo (jo). Yamakawa Shuppan, 2012. ISBN 978-4-634-24628-7 .

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Coordinates: 34 ° 28 ′ 35.1 ″  N , 134 ° 53 ′ 8 ″  E