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Kōshū-ji (Fukuoka)
Kōshū-ji (興宗寺), also pronounced as Kōsō-ji, is a Sōtō Zen Buddhist temple in Minami-ku, Fukuoka, Japan. The temple stands under the cavern of Takamiya where the old tombs existed. History According to tradition, Kuroda Nagamasa tried to use the carved stone from the temple to build Fukuoka Castle, but Kannon appeared to him in a dream and told him to stop construction. He later found out that a Kannon image was carved in the stone. He decided to stop working and built the hall of worship on the temple grounds. When the temple was destroyed in 1693, the main hall was rebuilt by Tandō Chōzen, the priest of Chōen-ji in Chūō-ku, Fukuoka. It was originally located in Kumade Village, Onga District, what is now called Yahatanishi-ku, Kitakyūshū. It belonged to Ryūshō-ji in the same district, but was abandoned. Afterwards Tandō took over the temple and relocated the chapel to a new site in the Terazuka district to the south of the castle. Anakannon Anakannon ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hondō
Main hall is the building within a Japanese Buddhist temple compound ('' garan'') which enshrines the main object of veneration.Kōjien Japanese dictionary Because the various denominations deliberately use different terms, this single English term translates several Japanese words, among them ''butsuden'', ''butsu-dō'', ''kondō'', ''konpon-chūdō'', and ''hondō''. ''Hondō'' is its exact Japanese equivalent, while the others are more specialized words used by particular sects or for edifices having a particular structure. Kondō (Asuka and Nara periods) The term started to be used during the Asuka and Nara periods. A ''kondō'' is the centerpiece of an ancient Buddhist temple's ''garan'' in Japan. The origin of the name is uncertain, but it may derive from the perceived preciousness of its content, or from the fact that the interior was lined with gold. This is the name used by the oldest temples in the country.Iwanami Nihonshi Jiten A ''kondō'', for example Hōryū-ji's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
