Sanbutsu-ji
Coordinates: 35°23′57.55″N 133°57′20.74″E / 35.3993194°N 133.9557611°E
| Sanbutsu-ji | |
|---|---|
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Nageire-dō of Sanbutsu-ji | |
| Information | |
| Mountain name | Mitokusan |
| Denomination | Tendai |
| Venerated | Shaka Nyorai, Amida Nyorai, Dainichi Nyorai |
| Founded | 849 |
| People | |
| Founding priest | Ennin |
| Location | |
| Address | 1010 Mitoku, Misasa, Tottori Prefecture 〒682-0132 |
| Country | Japan |
| Website | www.mitokusan.jp |
Sanbutsu-ji (三仏寺 Sanbutsu-ji) is a Buddhist temple in the town of Misasa, Tottori Prefecture, Japan. The Nageire Hall (投入堂 Nageire-dō) of Sanbutsu-ji, built in the Heian period is designated a National Treasure of Japan.
By tradition Sanbutsu-ji was founded by the Buddhist ascetic and mystic of the late Asuka period monk En no Gyōja (ca. 634–701). En no Gyōja is considered the founder of Shugendō, a syncretic religion which incorporated aspects Old Shinto, Japanese folk animism and shamanism, Taoism and esoteric Buddhism of the Shingon Mikkyō and the Tendai sects.[1]
See also
- For an explanation of terms concerning Japanese Buddhism, Japanese Buddhist art, and Japanese Buddhist temple architecture, see the Glossary of Japanese Buddhism.
Related articles
References
- ↑ "Shugendō". Encyclopedia of Japan. Tokyo: Netto Adobansusha. 2012. Retrieved 2012-02-22.
External links
- 三徳山三佛寺 (Home page) (Japanese)
- 三徳山を世界遺産 (Central Tottori General Office) (Japanese)
- 国指定文化財 (Japanese Agency for Cultural Affairs) (Japanese)
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