Kimpusen-ji
Kimpusen-ji 金峯山寺 | |
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"ZaÅ-Hall" (ZaÅdÅ), a National Treasure | |
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Mountain name | Kokujikusan |
Denomination | Kimpusen-ShugendÅ |
Venerated | ZaÅ gongen (蔵王権ç¾) |
Founded | Second half of 7th century |
People | |
Founder(s) | En no GyÅja |
Location | |
Address | 2498 Mount Yoshino, Yoshino, Yoshino district, Nara Prefecture |
Country | Japan |
Website |
http://www.kinpusen.or.jp/ In Japanese |
Kimpusen-ji (金峯山寺 Kinpusen-ji) is the head temple of a branch of the ShugendÅ religion called Kimpusen-ShugendÅ in Yoshino district, Nara Prefecture, Japan. According to tradition, it was founded by En no GyÅja, who propagated a form of mountain asceticism drawing from Shinto and Buddhist beliefs.
The temple's main building, the "ZaÅ-Hall" (ZaÅdÅ) dedicated to ZaÅ gongen (蔵王権ç¾), is the second largest wooden structure in Japan after the Great Buddha Hall at TÅdai-ji in Nara. Kimpusen-ji is a junction in a series of stops on pilgrimage routes.
A Shinto shrine dedicated to Inari ÅŒkami is attached to the main compound. In 1963, the Temple constructed a hall named Southern Court Mystic Law Hall (NanchÅ MyÅhÅden) to appease the soul of the four emperors of the Southern Court and others who lost their lives in many battles since the "Northern and Southern Courts period" (Nanboku-chÅ period, 1336-1392). The principal image is the statue of Gautama Buddha (Shaka NyÅrai).
In 2004, it was designated as part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site under the name Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range.
Images
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Gate with guardians
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Statue of the wrath-filled and muscular guardian Nio
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ZaÅdÅ (Deity: ZaÅ gongen, "Avatar ZaÅ")
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entrance of ZaÅdÅ
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one of the three ZaÅ-gongen statues in the ZaÅdÅ
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carvings
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Bell tower (ShorÅ)
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AizendÅ (deity: Aizen myÅÅ, Sanskr. RÄgarÄja)
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KannondÅ (deity: Kannon bosatsu, "Bodhisattva Guanyin")
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Itoku Tenmangu
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Attached Inari shrine (Deity: Hisatomi DaimyÅjin)
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Inari shrine
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NanchÅ myÅhÅ-den
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Statue of En no GyÅja near the NanchÅ myÅhÅ-den
See also
- Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range
- ShugendÅ
- List of National Treasures of Japan (temples)
- Tourism in Japan
External links
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Coordinates: 34°22′5.71″N 135°51′29.40″E / 34.3682528°N 135.8581667°E