Shōren-in explained

Location:69-1 Awadaguchi Sanjobocho, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture
Religious Affiliation:Buddhism
Country:Japan
Year Completed:13th Century

is a Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan.

History

It was built in the late 13th century. Shinran Shonin, the founder of the Jodo Shinshu pure land sect, was ordained a monk at Shōren-in at the age of nine.

Shōren-in was formerly the temple of the imperial abbot of the Tendai headquarters on Mount Hiei; the abbot was required to be chosen from the imperial family or high court aristocracy. After the Great Kyoto Fire of 1788, it was used as a temporary imperial palace for Empress Go-Sakuramachi. It was therefore also known as the Awata Palace. Her study room was converted into a tea room called Kobun-tei.[1] The main hall was rebuilt in 1895.

The temple complex contains a garden with massive eight-hundred-year-old camphor trees (kusunoki), and a pond filled with large stones and fed by a small waterfall.

The modern artist Hideki Kimura created a number of fusuma sliding doors with blue lotus motifs to evoke the Pure Land.[2] [3] [4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Art and Gardens at Monzeki Temple, Shoren-in. 15 June 2018.
  2. Web site: Shorenin - A Beautiful paiting on japanese traditional doors (fusuma) is a must see !!.
  3. Web site: About HIDEKI KIMURA.
  4. Web site: New Meets Old in 5 Kyoto Temples with Gorgeous and Modern Fusuma-e | Japan Guide|Japan Guide.