NIPPON Kichi - 日本吉

2007/2/27

長岳寺 Chougaku-ji Chogakuji Temple

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Chogakuji is a temple of Shingon Sect located in Sakurai City, Nara Pref. Its Sango (the name of the mountain where a temple is located) is Kamanokuchi-san. It is the 19th temple of “Kansai Hana no Tera (the temples famous for flowers in Kansai Region).” The temple was established by Priest Kukai under the imperial order made by Emperor Junna in 824 as the Junguji (an attached temple) of Yamato Shrine. During the Warring States period, it was damaged by a fire, but restored in 1602 under the protection of Tokugawa Ieyasu. The main object of worship is Amida Sanzon (three Amida statues). These statues are considered to be the oldest of all the statues in which the technique of Gyokugan (that uses crystal balls for eyes) is employed. The Shoro-Gate is the only structure that remains since its foundation. One of the collections of this temple is “Gokuraku Jigoku-zu (Hell and the Pure Land)” painted by Kano Sanraku. This magnificent picture with a height of 3.5 m and a width of 11 m has preached people the world of Buddha.

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address
508 Yanagimoto-cho, Tenri, Nara Prefecture, 632-0052
name
Chogakuji Temple
phone
0743-66-1051
email
mail@chogakuji.or.jp
hp
http://www.chogakuji.or.jp/




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