Chōgaku-ji explained
Chōgaku-ji (Japanese: 長岳寺|links=no) is a Japanese Buddhist temple of the Kōyasan Shingon-shū sect in the city of Tenri in Nara Prefecture, Japan.[1] It is located within Yamato-Aogaki Quasi-National Park[2] along the Yamanobe no michi (Japanese: 山辺の道|links=no), the oldest road in Japan,[3] at the foot of Mt. Ryūō in the Sanuki Mountains.[4] The temple is the fourth of the thirteen Buddhist sites of Yamato,[5] and the nineteenth of the twenty-five Kansai flower temples.
History
Chōgaku-ji was built by Kūkai in 824.[6] The temple's bell tower gate (rōmon) is the oldest in Japan.[7] The gate was originally built in the Heian period when the temple was founded, and is the only building that remains of the originals at Chōgaku-ji.[8] [9] The upper portion of the gate was rebuilt between 1086–1184, and the lower portion was rebuilt between 1573–1614. The gate is in a Kibitsu-zukuri-style with a thin wood shingle roof.[10]
Cultural artifacts
Chōgaku-ji has four structures and five statues that have been designated as national important cultural properties. The bell tower gate was designated a national important cultural property in 1907. Jizō-in is a dō (Japanese: 堂|lit=hall|links=no) that was built in 1631, and was designated a national important cultural property in 1969.[11] Behind Jizō-in is it's kuri (kitchen), which was built in 1930 and was designated a national important cultural property in 1955.[12]
Gochidō is an open pagoda built between 1275–1332 in the late Kamakura period, which was designated a national important cultural property in 1908.[13] The pagoda's frame has no walls and is adorned with Sanskrit lettering, and is supported by a large central pillar (called a shinbashira).[14]
External links
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Notes and References
- Web site: 第19番 長岳寺 . No. 19 Chōgaku-ji . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221031030818/http://hana25.jp/temple/369/ . October 31, 2022 . October 30, 2022 . hana25.jp . Japanese.
- Web site: 大和青垣国定公園 . Yamato-Aogaki Quasi-National Park . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221031030826/https://www.pref.nara.jp/3002.htm . October 31, 2022 . October 28, 2022 . Nara Prefecture . Japanese.
- Web site: Yamato: Unknown Origin . October 28, 2022 . jnto.go.jp . French . November 15, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221115174256/https://partners-pamph.jnto.go.jp/simg/pamph/551.pdf . live .
- Web site: Eynon . Matthew . July 30, 2012 . Chōgaku-ji Temple . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221031030821/https://en.japantravel.com/nara/chōgaku-ji-temple/2166 . October 31, 2022 . October 28, 2022 . JapanTravel.com.
- Web site: 寺院紹介 . Introduction to the temples . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221031030845/https://www.13butu.com/about.html . October 31, 2022 . October 28, 2022 . 13butu.com . Japanese.
- Web site: 長岳寺 高野山真言宗 . Chōgaku-ji – Koyasan Shingon Buddhism . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221031030811/https://www.chogakuji.or.jp/enkaku/enkaku.html . October 31, 2022 . October 28, 2022 . Chogakuji.or.jp . Japanese.
- Web site: Chogakuji Temple . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221031030818/https://www.city.sakurai.lg.jp/section/yamato-travel/destination/area01/spot05/ . October 31, 2022 . October 28, 2022 . city.sakurai.lg.jp.
- Web site: 楼門 重要文化財 (平安時代) . Rōmon – Important Cultural Property (Heian period) . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221031030813/https://www.chogakuji.or.jp/bunkazai/kenzoubutu/shouroumon.html . October 31, 2022 . October 31, 2022 . Chogakuji.or.jp . Japanese.
- Web site: October 5, 2022 . 釜口山長岳寺 . Mt. Kamaguchi's Chōgaku-ji . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221101060636/https://www.city.tenri.nara.jp/kakuka/kyouikuiinkai/bunkazaika/bunkazai/1391414882480.html . November 1, 2022 . November 1, 2022 . Tenri City . Japanese.
- Web site: 長岳寺楼門 . Chōgaku-ji's Rōmon . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221031030808/https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/102/2597 . October 31, 2022 . October 31, 2022 . 国指定文化財等データベース . Japanese . Database of Nationally Designated Cultural Properties.
- Web site: 長岳寺旧地蔵院 – 本堂 . Chōgaku-ji's Former Jizo-in – Main Hall . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221101034332/https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/102/2598 . November 1, 2022 . October 31, 2022 . 国指定文化財等データベース . Japanese . Database of Nationally Designated Cultural Properties.
- Web site: 長岳寺旧地蔵院 – 庫裏 . Chōgaku-ji's Former Jizō-in – Kitchen . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221101034335/https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/102/2600 . November 1, 2022 . October 31, 2022 . 国指定文化財等データベース . Japanese . Database of Nationally Designated Cultural Properties.
- Web site: 長岳寺五智堂(真面堂) . Chōgaku-ji's Gochidō (Shinmendō) . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221101034332/https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/102/2598 . November 1, 2022 . October 31, 2022 . 国指定文化財等データベース . Japanese . Database of Nationally Designated Cultural Properties.
- Web site: 五智呑堂 重要文化財 (鎌倉時代) . Gochidō, important cultural property (Kamakura period) . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221101034335/https://www.chogakuji.or.jp/bunkazai/kenzoubutu/gochidou.html . November 1, 2022 . October 28, 2022 . Chogakuji.or.jp . Japanese.