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Chikurin-ji
250px, Tomb of Gyoki 250px, Old Main Hall Chikurin-ji (竹林寺) is a Buddhist temple in Ikoma, Nara, Japan. The main object of worship (本尊) is Monju Bosatsu (Manjushri). History The temple is said to have been established by the monk Gyoki (行基) in the 8th century and is well known as the place where Gyoki is buried. A silver urn containing his burial record was found in 1255. It has since been designated a National Treasure of Japan. Access Chikurin-ji is close to Ichibu Station on the Kintetsu Ikoma Line The is a railway line of Kintetsu Railway in Nara Prefecture, Japan connecting Ikoma Station in the city of Ikoma and Ōji Station in the town of Ōji. Having a total length of , the entirely electrified standard gauge line is partially doubl .... ReferencesChikurin-ji, Digital Museum of Ikoma City (In Official Home Page of Ikoma City) *Nihon Kotsu Kosha, ''Nara'', Nihon Kotsu Kosha, 1984, p. 138. *Japanese version of Wikipedia External links {{Budd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ichibu Station (Nara)
is a station in Ikoma City, Nara Prefecture, Japan, on the Kintetsu Ikoma Line of the Kintetsu Railway. The name of 'Ichibu' can be found in a record written in 8th century, as a place of the residence of Prince Arima in the 7th century. Lines *Kintetsu **Ikoma Line Surrounding area * * Ikoma Senior High School * Ikoma Jinja * Daini-Hanna Road Ichibu Slip Road * Chikurin-ji 250px, Tomb of Gyoki 250px, Old Main Hall Chikurin-ji (竹林寺) is a Buddhist temple in Ikoma, Nara, Japan. The main object of worship (本尊) is Monju Bosatsu (Manjushri). History The temple is said to have been established by the monk Gy ... Adjacent stations Railway stations in Japan opened in 1928 Railway stations in Nara Prefecture {{Nara-railstation-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ikoma, Nara
is a city in the northwestern end of Nara Prefecture, Japan. It was founded on November 1, 1971. As of April 1, 2017, the city had an estimated population of 120,741, with 49,672 households. It had a population density of 2,300 persons per km², and it is the third biggest population in the prefecture. The total area is 53.18 km². The city is famous for chasen. Kansai Science City is partially located in Ikoma, which is also home to the Nara Institute of Science and Technology. Notable locations *Mount Ikoma *Skyland Ikoma (amusement park on top Mount Ikoma) *Kurondo-ike Pond *Kuragari-toge Pass Religious institutions *Ikoma Jinja * Hozan-ji *Chikurin-ji *Chokyu-ji *Chofuku-ji * Enpuku-ji *Sekibutsu-Ji Transportation Rail *Kintetsu Railway **Nara Line: Ikoma Station - Higashi-Ikoma Station **Ikoma Line: Ikoma Station - Nabata Station - Ichibu Station - Minami-Ikoma Station - Haginodai Station - Higashiyama Station **Keihanna Line: Ikoma Station - Shiraniwadai Stat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ikoma Chikurinji
Ikoma may refer to: * Mount Ikoma in Nara Prefecture, Japan * Ikoma (ethnic group) an ethnic group of Tanzania * Ikoma, Nara, a city in Nara Prefecture, Japan * Ikoma Station Ikoma Station (生駒駅) is a railway station in Ikoma, Nara Prefecture, Japan. Lines *Kintetsu Railway **Nara Line (A17) **Ikoma Line (G17) **Keihanna Line (C27) ** Ikoma Cable Line (Y17: Toriimae Station, 鳥居前駅) Layout ;Ikoma Stati ..., a station in Ikoma City, Japan * Ikoma clan, a Japanese clan * Japanese cruiser ''Ikoma'', an armored cruiser of the Imperial Japanese Navy * Japanese aircraft carrier ''Ikoma'', an aircraft carrier of the Imperial Japanese Navy People with the surname *, Japanese footballer {{Disambiguation, surname Japanese-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ikoma Chikurinji2
Ikoma may refer to: * Mount Ikoma in Nara Prefecture, Japan * Ikoma (ethnic group) an ethnic group of Tanzania * Ikoma, Nara, a city in Nara Prefecture, Japan * Ikoma Station Ikoma Station (生駒駅) is a railway station in Ikoma, Nara Prefecture, Japan. Lines *Kintetsu Railway **Nara Line (A17) **Ikoma Line (G17) **Keihanna Line (C27) ** Ikoma Cable Line (Y17: Toriimae Station, 鳥居前駅) Layout ;Ikoma Stati ..., a station in Ikoma City, Japan * Ikoma clan, a Japanese clan * Japanese cruiser ''Ikoma'', an armored cruiser of the Imperial Japanese Navy * Japanese aircraft carrier ''Ikoma'', an aircraft carrier of the Imperial Japanese Navy People with the surname *, Japanese footballer {{Disambiguation, surname Japanese-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buddhist
Buddhism ( , ), also known as Buddha Dharma and Dharmavinaya (), is an Indian religion or philosophical tradition based on teachings attributed to the Buddha. It originated in northern India as a -movement in the 5th century BCE, and gradually spread throughout much of Asia via the Silk Road. It is the world's fourth-largest religion, with over 520 million followers (Buddhists) who comprise seven percent of the global population. The Buddha taught the Middle Way, a path of spiritual development that avoids both extreme asceticism and hedonism. It aims at liberation from clinging and craving to things which are impermanent (), incapable of satisfying ('), and without a lasting essence (), ending the cycle of death and rebirth (). A summary of this path is expressed in the Noble Eightfold Path, a training of the mind with observance of Buddhist ethics and meditation. Other widely observed practices include: monasticism; " taking refuge" in the Buddha, the , and th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nara Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. Nara Prefecture has a population of 1,321,805 and has a geographic area of . Nara Prefecture borders Kyoto Prefecture to the north, Osaka Prefecture to the northwest, Wakayama Prefecture to the southwest, and Mie Prefecture to the east. Nara is the capital and largest city of Nara Prefecture, with other major cities including Kashihara, Ikoma, and Yamatokōriyama. Nara Prefecture is located in the center of the Kii Peninsula on Japan's Pacific Ocean coast, and is one of only eight landlocked prefectures. Nara Prefecture has the distinction of having more UNESCO World Heritage listings than any other prefecture in Japan. History Nara Prefecture region is considered one of the oldest regions in Japan, having been in existence for thousands of years, and is widely viewed as the Japanese cradle of civilization. Like Kyoto, Nara was one of Imperial Japan's earliest capital cities. The current form of Nara Prefec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north toward the East China Sea, Philippine Sea, and Taiwan in the south. Japan is a part of the Ring of Fire, and spans Japanese archipelago, an archipelago of List of islands of Japan, 6852 islands covering ; the five main islands are Hokkaido, Honshu (the "mainland"), Shikoku, Kyushu, and Okinawa Island, Okinawa. Tokyo is the Capital of Japan, nation's capital and largest city, followed by Yokohama, Osaka, Nagoya, Sapporo, Fukuoka, Kobe, and Kyoto. Japan is the List of countries and dependencies by population, eleventh most populous country in the world, as well as one of the List of countries and dependencies by population density, most densely populated and Urbanization by country, urbanized. About three-fourths of Geography of Japan, the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manjushri
Mañjuśrī (Sanskrit: मञ्जुश्री) is a ''bodhisattva'' associated with '' prajñā'' (wisdom) in Mahāyāna Buddhism. His name means "Gentle Glory" in Sanskrit. Mañjuśrī is also known by the fuller name of Mañjuśrīkumārabhūta (),Keown, Damien (editor) with Hodge, Stephen; Jones, Charles; Tinti, Paola (2003). ''A Dictionary of Buddhism.'' Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press. p.172. literally "Mañjuśrī, Still a Youth" or, less literally, "Prince Mañjuśrī". Another name of Mañjuśrī is Mañjughoṣa. It is claimed that Nurhaci, the founder of what would become the Qing dynasty of China, named his tribe Man (满) after Manjushri. In Mahāyāna Buddhism Scholars have identified Mañjuśrī as the oldest and most significant bodhisattva in Mahāyāna literature. Mañjuśrī is first referred to in early Mahāyāna sūtras such as the Prajñāpāramitā ''sūtra''s and through this association, very early in the tradition he came to symbolize the e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kintetsu Railway
, referred to as , is a Japanese passenger railway company, managing infrastructure and operating passenger train service. Its railway system is the largest in Japan, excluding Japan Railways Group. The railway network connects Osaka, Nara, Kyoto, Nagoya, Tsu, Ise, and Yoshino. Kintetsu Railway Co., Ltd. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Kintetsu Group Holdings Co., Ltd. History On September 16, 1910, was founded and renamed a month after. Osaka Electric Tramway completed Ikoma Tunnel and started operating a line between Osaka and Nara (present-day Nara Line) on April 30, 1914. The modern Kashihara, Osaka, and Shigi lines were completed in the 1920s, followed by the Kyoto Line (a cooperative venture with Keihan Electric Railway). Daiki founded in 1927, which consolidated on September 15, 1936. In 1938, Daiki teamed up with its subsidiary to operate the first private railway service from Osaka to Nagoya. Another subsidiary Sankyū bought Kansai Express Electric Railway on Ja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ikoma Line
The is a railway line of Kintetsu Railway in Nara Prefecture, Japan connecting Ikoma Station in the city of Ikoma and Ōji Station in the town of Ōji. Having a total length of , the entirely electrified standard gauge line is partially double-tracked. All trains stop at all 12 stations (including both termini) along the line. History The Nobutaka Ikoma Electric Railway Co. opened the line in 1922, electrified at 600 VDC. The company merged with Kintetsu in 1964, and in 1969 the voltage was raised to 1500 VDC. The Minami Ikoma - Nabatake section was duplicated in 1977, the Higashiyama - Haginodai section in 1993 and Nabatake - Ikoma in 1994. Stations Connections The Ikoma line connects to the following railway lines: * At Ikoma Station ** Nara Line ** Keihanna Line ** Ikoma Cable Line (Cable Line station is called Toriimae Station.) * At Ōji Station ** Tawaramoto Line (Tawaramoto Line station is called Shin-Ōji Station.) ** West Japan Railway (JR-West) Yamatoji Line ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buddhist Temples In Nara Prefecture
Buddhism ( , ), also known as Buddha Dharma and Dharmavinaya (), is an Indian religion or philosophical tradition based on teachings attributed to the Buddha. It originated in northern India as a -movement in the 5th century BCE, and gradually spread throughout much of Asia via the Silk Road. It is the world's fourth-largest religion, with over 520 million followers (Buddhists) who comprise seven percent of the global population. The Buddha taught the Middle Way, a path of spiritual development that avoids both extreme asceticism and hedonism. It aims at liberation from clinging and craving to things which are impermanent (), incapable of satisfying ('), and without a lasting essence (), ending the cycle of death and rebirth (). A summary of this path is expressed in the Noble Eightfold Path, a training of the mind with observance of Buddhist ethics and meditation. Other widely observed practices include: monasticism; " taking refuge" in the Buddha, the , and the ; an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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