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Historical Sites Of Prince Shōtoku
The Historical Sites of Prince Shōtoku (聖徳太子御遺跡霊場, ''Shōtoku taishi goiseki reijō'') are a group of 28 Buddhist temples in Japan related to the life of Prince Shōtoku. Directory {{DEFAULTSORT:Historical Sites of Prince Shotoku Buddhist temples in Nara Prefecture Buddhist temples in Osaka Prefecture Buddhist temples in Kyoto Prefecture Buddhist temples in Hyōgo Prefecture Buddhist pilgrimage sites in Japan Religious buildings and structures in Kyoto Prefecture Prince Shōtoku Buddhism in the Asuka period ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prince Shōtoku
, also known as or , was a semi-legendary regent and a politician of the Asuka period in Japan who served under Empress Suiko. He was the son of Emperor Yōmei and his consort, Princess Anahobe no Hashihito, who was also Yōmei's younger half-sister. But later, he was adopted by Prince Shōtoken. His parents were relatives of the ruling Soga clan and also he was involved in the defeat of the rival Mononobe clan. The primary source of the life and accomplishments of Prince Shōtoku comes from the '' Nihon Shoki''. The Prince is renowned for modernizing the government administration and for promoting Buddhism in Japan. He also had two different families that fought over his custody. Over successive generations, a devotional cult arose around the figure of Prince Shōtoku for the protection of Japan, the Imperial Family, and for Buddhism. Key religious figures such as Saichō, Shinran and others claimed inspiration or visions attributed to Prince Shōtoku. Genealogy Parents * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tachibana-dera
} 230px, Kannon-do is a Buddhist temple located in the village of Asuka, Nara Prefecture, Japan. It belongs to the Tendai sect and its ''honzon'' is a statue of Prince Shōtoku. The temple's full name is Butsuzan Jogū Koin Bodaiji (仏頭山上宮皇院菩提寺).The name "Tachibana-dera" comes from a legend that a sapling of the ''tachibana'' fruit of immortality that Tajimamori brought back the from the magical land of Tokoyo no kuni during the reign of Emperor Suinin was planted at this location.The precincts of the temple have been protected as a designated a National Historic Site since 1966. History Tachibana-dera is located near the place where Prince Shōtoku is said to have been born, and is one of the seven great temples built by Prince Shōtoku during his lifetime. According to legend, Prince Shōtoku converted a branch palace of his father, Emperor Yōmei, into a temple. Historically, the founding date of the temple is uncertain, but the first documented re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heguri, Nara
is a town located in Ikoma District, Nara Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 18,161 in 8227 households, and a population density of 760 persons per km2. The total area of the town is . Geography Heguri is located in northwestern Nara Prefecture, in is a small plain surrounded by the Ikoma Mountains and Mount Shigi to the west and the Yata Hills to the east. The Tatsuta River flows south and empties into the Yamato River. Surrounding municipalities Nara Prefecture * Ikoma * Okaruga * Sangō Osaka Prefecture * Higashiosaka * Yao Climate Heguri has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Heguri is 14.6 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1356 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.7 °C, and lowest in January, at around 3.1 °C. Demographics Per ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chōgosonshi-ji
Chōgosonshi-ji (), popularly called Shigisan (信貴山), is a Buddhist temple in Ikoma, Nara Prefecture, Japan. It was established in 587. Gallery File:Chyogosonshiji sekaiichifukutora.jpg, Sekaiichi Fukutora File:Chyogosonshi-ji.jpg, Main Hall File:Chyogosonshiji_tahoto.jpg, Tahōtō See also * Historical Sites of Prince Shōtoku * List of National Treasures of Japan (paintings) External links Official website Buddhist temples in Nara Prefecture Prince Shōtoku {{Japan-Buddhist-temple-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kitakatsuragi District, Nara
is a district located in Nara Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 134,816 and a density Density (volumetric mass density or specific mass) is the ratio of a substance's mass to its volume. The symbol most often used for density is ''ρ'' (the lower case Greek letter rho), although the Latin letter ''D'' (or ''d'') can also be u ... of 1,886.07 persons per km2. The total area is 71.48 km2. Towns and villages * Kanmaki * Kawai * Kōryō * Ōji Mergers *On October 1, 2004 the towns of Shinjō and Taima merged to form the new city of Katsuragi. References Districts in Nara Prefecture {{Nara-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daruma-ji
Daruma-ji (, also called Daruma-dera) is a Zen Buddhist temple in the city of Ōji in the Kitakatsuragi District, Nara Prefecture, Japan and is one of the 28 historical Sites of Prince Shōtoku. History The founding of the temple is associated with an event recorded in the 8th century work ''Nihon Shoki''. In Book XXII, Prince Shōtoku met a man in December 613. The man was starving, and Prince Shōtoku tried to feed him and give him aid, but the man died of hunger and Prince Shōtoku had a ''kofun'' built for him. Days later, Prince Shōtoku declared that the man was a sage and had a messenger inspect the tomb, which was undisturbed but empty when opened. In ''Nihon Shoki'' the sage is unnamed, but was later attributed as Daruma (). The Daruma-ji temple was built at the ''kofun'' in the early 13th century during the Kamakura period. The temple was razed in the early 14th century by Buddhists who opposed the spread of the Zen school in Japan. It was rebuilt in 1430 under the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hokki-ji
– formerly known as and – is a Buddhist temple temple in the Okamoto neighborhood of the town of Ikaruga, Nara Prefecture, Japan. The temple's honorary '' sangō'' prefix is , although it is rarely used. The temple was constructed to honor Avalokitesvara, and an 11-faced statue of the goddess is the primary object of worship in the temple. Hokki-ji is often considered to be one of the seven great temples founded by Prince Shōtoku, but in fact the temple was not completed until some decades after his death. In 1993, it was registered together with Hōryū-ji as an UNESCO World Heritage Site under the name ''Buddhist Monuments in the Hōryū-ji Area''. History The town of Ikaruga, where the World Heritage Site Hōryū-ji is located, was a center for early Japanese Buddhism, and the temples of Hokki-ji, Hōrin-ji and Chūgū-ji were founded in the 7th century, and claim a connection to Prince Shōtoku. Hokki-ji is located in the Okamoto district at the foot of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hōrin-ji (Nara)
, or is a Buddhist temple located in the Mii neighborhood of the town of Ikaruga, Nara, Japan. It belongs to the Shōtoku-shū sect and its ''honzon'' is a statue of Yakushi Nyorai The temple's full name is Myōken-san Hōrin-ji (妙見山 法輪寺). It is located about a kilometer north of the East Precinct of Hōryū-ji. The existing three-story pagoda was rebuilt in 1975, so it is not included in the World Heritage Buddhist Monuments in the Hōryū-ji Area. History The foundation of this temple is uncertain, as there are no records in the ''Nihon Shoki'' or ''Hōryū-ji Garan Engi and Ruki Shizaichō''. There are two prevalent theories about the founding of the temple. One theory is found in the "Prince Shotoku's Private Records" (1238, written by Kenshin), which says that Prince Yamashiro no Oe, the son of Prince Shōtoku, built the temple in 622 (the 30th year of the reign of Empress Suiko) to pray for the prince's recovery from illness. The other theory, which appear ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chūgū-ji
is a Buddhist temple located in the town of Ikaruga, Nara Prefecture, Japan. It was founded as a nunnery in the seventh century by Shōtoku Taishi. Located immediately to the northeast of Hōryū-ji, its statue of Miroku and Tenjukoku mandala are National Treasures. Chūgū-ji is one of three nunneries in Yamato whose chief priestesses were imperial princesses. History Chūgū-ji is currently adjacent to the East Temple of Hōryū-ji, but when it was first built, it was located about 500 meters east , at a location which is now the Chūgū-ji Historical Site Park. The details of its foundation are uncertain, as there is no mention of the foundation of the temple in the ''Nihon Shoki'', or other contemporary historical documentation. Per the ''Hōryū-ji Engi'' (747) and the "Jōgū Shōtoku Hōō Tei-setsu," it is said to be one of the "Seven Temples Built by Prince Shōtoku." Archaeological excavations on the former temple grounds suggest that it was founded in the early ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ikaruga, Nara
file:Horyu-ji10s3200.jpg, 280px, Horyu-ji is a List of towns in Japan, town in Ikoma District, Nara, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 28,036 in 12,292 households, and a population density of 2000 persons per km2. The total area of the town is Ikaruga is home to Hōryū-ji and Hokki-ji, ancient Buddhism, Buddhist temples collectively inscribed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Other ancient temples include Hōrin-ji (Nara), Hōrin-ji, also in the vicinity of Hōryū-ji. The town was named after the palace of Prince Shōtoku, Hōryū-ji#Yumedono (Hall of Dreams), Ikaruga-no-Miya (''Imperial Palace of Ikaruga'', or ''Imperial House of Ikaruga''), whose grounds were at Hōryū-ji. Geography Topographically, Ikaruga is divided into a mountain forest area in the north, a hilly area in the center, and a plain area in the south. The northern mountain forest area is the southern end of the Yata Hills, which are part of the Ikoma Mountains, and Mount Matsuo is located there. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hōryū-ji
is a Buddhist temple that was once one of the powerful Nanto Shichi Daiji, Seven Great Temples, located in Ikaruga, Nara, Ikaruga, Nara Prefecture, Japan. Built shortly after Buddhism was introduced to Japan, it is also one of the oldest Buddhist sites in the country. Its full name is , or Learning Temple of the Flourishing Law, with the complex serving as both a seminary and monastery. The temple was founded by Prince Shōtoku in 607. According to the ''Nihon Shoki'', in 670 all buildings were burned down by lightning. Reconstruction of the temple complex began soon after. Rebuilt at least 1,300 years ago, the Kondō (main hall) is widely recognized as the world's oldest wooden building. A tree ring survey conducted in 2001 revealed that the shinbashira of the five-story pagoda were cut down in 594, before it burned down in 670. On January 26, 1949, a fire broke out during the dismantling and repair of the Kondō. This heavily damaged the building and also destroyed a mural o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kashihara, Nara
file:Kashihara City Hall.jpg, 280px, Kashihara City Hall is a Cities of Japan, city located in Nara Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 118,674 in 56,013 households, and a population density of 3000 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . A number of historical sites in Kashihara are listed on the UNESCO World Heritage (Cultural Heritage) Tentative List as "The Asuka and Fujiwara Imperial Capitals and Related Properties," including the remains of Fujiwara-kyō, Hon-Yakushi-ji temple ruins, Maruyama Kofun (Kashihara), Maruyama Kofun, and the Yamato Sanzan. Geography Kashihara is located at the southern edge of the Nara Basin. The city encompasses the Yamato Sanzan, "the three mountains of Yamato Province, Yamato", (, , and ), which are celebrated in Japanese poetry, and have been jointly Cultural Properties of Japan, designated a Monuments of Japan, Place of Scenic Beauty. Surrounding municipalities Nara Prefecture * Gose, Nara, Gose * Sakurai, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
