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Sanuki Kokubun-ji
is an Omuro Shingon temple in Takamatsu, Kagawa Prefecture, 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 .... The provincial temple of former Sanuki Province and Temple 80 on the Shikoku pilgrimage, Shikoku 88 temple pilgrimage, it is said to have been founded by Gyōki in 741. The main image is of Senjū Kannon. The area has been designated a List of Special Places of Scenic Beauty, Special Historic Sites and Special Natural Monuments, Special Historic Site. Buildings * Main Hall (Japanese Buddhism), Hondō (late-Kamakura period); 5x5 Ken (architecture), bay, single-storey, irimoya-zukuri, tiled-roof; (Important Cultural Properties of Japan, Important Cultural Property) Treasures * Wooden statue of Senjū Kannon (late-Heian period, Heian to Muromachi period) (Importan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Main Hall (Japanese Buddhism)
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] |
