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Kōmyō-ji (Katō)
Kōmyō-ji (，) is the name of numerous Buddhist temples in Japan and other East Asian communities, and may refer to: * Kōmyō-ji (Ayabe), a temple in Ayabe, Kyoto Prefecture; see List of National Treasures of Japan (temples)#Treasures *Kōmyō-ji (Kamakura) is a Buddhist temples in Japan, Buddhist temple of the Jōdo sect in Zaimokuza, near Kamakura, Kanagawa, Kamakura, Japan, the only major one in the city to be close to the sea. Kōmyō-ji is number one among the , a group of 18 Jōdo temples estab ..., in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture * Guang Ming Temple, Buddhist temple in Orlando, Florida, USA {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buddhist Temples In Japan
Buddhist temples or monasteries are (along with Shinto shrines) the most numerous, famous, and important religious buildings in Japan.The term "Shinto shrine" is used in contrast to "Buddhist temple" to mirror the distinction made in Japanese between Shinto and Buddhist religious structures. In Japanese the first are called , the second . The shogunates or leaders of Japan have made it a priority to update and rebuild Buddhist temples since the Azuchi–Momoyama period, Momoyama period (late 16th century). The Japanese language, Japanese word for a Buddhist monastery is (kanji, ''kun'' reading), and the same kanji also has the pronunciation ''ji'' (''on'' reading), so temple names frequently end in ''-dera'' (rendaku, voiced) or ''-ji''. Another ending, , is normally used to refer to minor temples. Examples of temple names that have these suffixes are Kiyomizu-dera, Enryaku-ji and Kōtoku-in. Etymology The Japanese word for a Buddhist temple, , was anciently also written phonetic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kōmyō-ji (Ayabe)
Kōmyō-ji (，) is the name of numerous Buddhist temples in Japan and other East Asian communities, and may refer to: * Kōmyō-ji (Ayabe), a temple in Ayabe, Kyoto Prefecture; see List of National Treasures of Japan (temples)#Treasures *Kōmyō-ji (Kamakura) is a Buddhist temples in Japan, Buddhist temple of the Jōdo sect in Zaimokuza, near Kamakura, Kanagawa, Kamakura, Japan, the only major one in the city to be close to the sea. Kōmyō-ji is number one among the , a group of 18 Jōdo temples estab ..., in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture * Guang Ming Temple, Buddhist temple in Orlando, Florida, USA {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of National Treasures Of Japan (temples)
The term " National Treasure" has been used in Japan to denote cultural properties since 1897. The definition and the criteria have changed since the inception of the term. The temple structures in this list were designated national treasures when the Law for the Protection of Cultural Properties was implemented on June 9, 1951. The items are selected by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology based on their "especially high historical or artistic value". This list presents 158 entries of national treasure temple structures from the late 7th-century Classical Asuka period to the early modern 19th-century Edo period. The number of structures listed is more than 158, because in some cases groups of related structures are combined to form a single entry. The structures include main halls such as '' kon-dō'', ''hon-dō'', ''Butsuden''; pagodas, gates, , corridors, other halls and structures that are part of a Buddhist temple. History of Buddhist temples i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kōmyō-ji (Kamakura)
is a Buddhist temples in Japan, Buddhist temple of the Jōdo sect in Zaimokuza, near Kamakura, Kanagawa, Kamakura, Japan, the only major one in the city to be close to the sea. Kōmyō-ji is number one among the , a group of 18 Jōdo temples established during the Edo period by Tokugawa Ieyasu, and dedicated to both the training of priests and scholarly research. It is also the sect's head temple for the Kantō region. In spite of the fact it is a Jōdo sect temple, Kōmyō-ji has several of the typical features of a Zen temple, for example a ''sanmon'' (main gate), a pond and a ''karesansui'' (rock garden). Kōmyō-ji has always enjoyed the patronage of Japan's powerful and is the only Buddhist temple in Kamakura to have had the privilege of being a ''daimyō''s bodaiji, funeral temple. It was chosen for that role by the Naitō clan, feudal lords from today's Miyazaki Prefecture whose tombs are part of the temple's compound. The temple, besides the usual Buddhist cemetery, mainta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
