Taiseki-ji

The Hōandō of Taiseki-ji

Taiseki-ji ( Japanese 大石寺 ) is the main temple of the Nichiren Shōshū , a school of Nichiren Buddhism . It is located on Mount Fuji in Fujinomiya , Shizuoka Prefecture . It was founded in 1290 by Nikko , a student of Nichiren . The temple area experienced phases of greatest growth during the Edo period and after the Second World War.

After the exclusion of the Sōka Gakkai by the Nichiren Shōshū, some of the post-war buildings were demolished and partially replaced by buildings of more traditional style. An example of this is the deliberately built in the style of a warehouse, Hōandō, which replaced the Shōhondō as the main hall in 2002 .

Pagoda at Taiseki-ji

Individual evidence

^ Daniel B. Montgomery: Fire in The Lotus. Mandala 1991, ISBN 1-85274-091-4 , p. 149.
^ A Dictionary of Buddhist Terms and Concepts, Nichiren Shoshu International Center, ISBN 4-88872-014-2 , page: 414

Web links

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The Origin of Taisekeji Temple.

35.280605555556 138.58453333333Coordinates: 35 ° 16 '50.2 " N , 138 ° 35' 4.3" E

[1] Daniel B. Montgomery: Fire in The Lotus. Mandala 1991, ISBN 1-85274-091-4 , p. 149.

[2] A Dictionary of Buddhist Terms and Concepts, Nichiren Shoshu International Center, ISBN 4-88872-014-2 , page: 414