Tofuku-ji
The Tofuku-ji ( jap. 東福寺 ) is a Zen - Temple in the district Higashiyama the city Kyoto , Japan . A previous abbot was Keidō Fukushima .
Originally, the Tōfuku-ji was built in 1236 by Kujō Michiie based on the model of the magnificent temple complex in Nara . The name Tōfuku-ji is derived from the Tō of the Tōdai-ji and the Fuku of the Kōfuku-ji . After devastating fires in the 14th century, which destroyed most of the original buildings, the temple was rebuilt in the 15th century. The last big fire in 1881 made reconstruction work necessary again, which was completed in 1934.
Throughout its history, the Tofuku-ji had several politically important patrons, including Ashikaga Yoshimochi , Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and Tokugawa Ieyasu .
The Sammon, a 22 m high gate building of the temple, is considered the oldest main gate of the Zen tradition in Japan and was declared a national treasure of Japan in 1952 , as well as an ink drawing on silk, 19 scroll paintings, a song edition of the Taiping Yulan encyclopedia in 109 Volumes and a song edition of the work Yichu Liutie in 12 volumes. The restoration work of the gate from 1969 to 1978 cost 2.5 million US dollars .
Web links
- Official website of the Tofuku-ji - Japanese and English
- Information on Rinnou.net - English
- Temple Tōfuku-ji at Culture-in-Asia: Part 1 with description - Part 2 - Part 3 - Part 4 - Part 5 - Part 6 - Part 7: Sub-temple Kōmyo-in with description - Part 8: Sub-temple Kōmyo-in - part 9: Sub-temple Funda-in with description - Part 10: Sub-temple Funda-in
Coordinates: 34 ° 58 ′ 35 ″ N , 135 ° 46 ′ 27 ″ E