Kai Zenko-ji
The Zenkō-ji ( Japanese 善 光寺 ), or to distinguish it from other temples of the same name, Kai Zenkō-ji ( 甲 斐 善 光寺 ), and the mountain name Jōgaku-zan ( 定額 山 ), is a temple of the Jōdo direction of Buddhism in Kōfu in the Japanese prefecture of Yamanashi (formerly Kai Province ). He is one of the Kai Hyakuhachi Reijō , the 108 spiritual places of Kai.
history
When Takeda Shingen got into trouble in the fight with Uesugi Kenshin , he brought the temple treasures of Zenkō-ji in Nagano to this area and built a new temple with the same name from 1558. After 6 years of construction, the first buildings were finished in 1565, and the temple complex had taken shape in 1568. After Shingen's death in 1573, the temple was not completed in full, the temple treasures do not stay together. The main cult figure was a standing Buddha ( 前 立 仏 Maedachi-butsu ), and the temple became the head of the Jōdo-shū in the province. The Tokugawa also supported the temple.
Most of the facility burned down in 1754, but was rebuilt in the style of the era until 1796. In 1937 it was incorporated into the city of Kofu.
The attachment
The main gate ( 山門 Sammon ) to the temple area is designed as a two-story rōmon. It is 16.88 m wide, 6.758 m deep and 15 m high, with a roof width of 22.9 m. It is executed in a mixed style of Japanese and Chinese elements. Below are the two guardian figures ( 仁王 Niō ) distributed on the right and left . The gate is registered as an Important Cultural Asset of Japan .
The current main hall ( 金堂 Kondō ) was completed in 1796 after thirty years of construction. It is 23 m wide, 38 m deep and 26 m high, making it one of the larger temple buildings in Japan. The building is similar in depth to the original Zenko-ji and has the same roof in Shumoku style ( 撞 木造 り -zukuri ). The main hall, like the gate, is registered as an important cultural asset.
Temple treasures
In the main hall, in a shrine ( 厨子 Zushi ; ◎) on the altar, there is the main cult figure , an Amida Buddha (◎) made of bronze, who is protected by a companion on the right and left. The Buddha is unusually tall at 1.42 m. A label says that it dates from 1195. In the hall there are two more Amida with companions who are also registered as an important cultural asset.
The treasures also include a temple bell ( 梵 鐘 Bonshō ) from 1313, a picture of Minamoto no Yoritomo from 1336.
Others
At the temple is the tomb of Katō Mitsuyasu ( 加藤 光 泰 ; 1537–1593), who had become ruler of the Kai province in 1591 . He died in 1593 during Toyotomi Hideyoshi's Korean campaign .
literature
- Yamanashi-ken kotogakko kyoiku kenkyukai chireki-ka, kominka-bukai (Ed.): Zenko-ji. In: Yamanashi-ken no rekishi sampo. Yamakawa Shuppan, 2007, ISBN 978-4-634-24619-5 , pp. 113-114.
Web links
- Temple website (Japanese)
Coordinates: 35 ° 39 ′ 57.4 " N , 138 ° 35 ′ 34.4" E