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The original temple was built in 1234 by Hōnen's disciple, Genchi (1183–1238) in memory of his master and was named Chion-in. While the temple was affiliated more closely in the early years with the Seizan branch of Jodo Shu, its 8th head priest, Nyoichi (1262–1321) was deeply influenced by the priest Ryōkū, a disciple of Ryōchū who ...
Structurally, the sanmon of a first rank temple as Nanzen-ji in Kyoto is a two-storied, 5x2 bay, [3] three entrance gate (see photo below). [1] Its three gates are called kūmon (空門, gate of emptiness), musōmon (無相門, gate of formlessness) and muganmon (無願門, gate of inaction) and symbolize the three gates to enlightenment, or ...
Many other Raigō paintings would primarily focus on the procession and the deceased on a vertical rectangular scroll. However the Chion-in painting utilizes a square frame (1.45 meters x 1.55 meters) to add dimension, depth and detail to home in on the surrounding landscapes (including moutains, foliage, and cherry blossoms).
Jōdo-shū, like other Buddhist schools, maintains a professional, monastic priesthood, based on the parent Tendai-sect monastic organization, with two "head temples", one at Chion-in in Kyoto, and one at Zojoji in Tokyo. The head of the Jōdo-shū school is called the monshu in Japanese, and lives at the head temple of Chion-in. For the Seizan ...
Maruyama Park (円山公園, Maruyama kōen) is a park in Kyoto, Japan.It is noted as the main center for cherry blossom viewing in Kyoto, and can get extremely crowded at that time of year (April).
The management system of the sect was established, in which Chion-in was recognized as Monzeki and Zōjō-ji as Sōroku-jo. [b] [4] Kantō Jūhachi Danrin were designated under the law, and it was also stipulated that important issues regarding the sect were to be discussed at the meeting of danrin and that the priests were to be trained only ...
[1] [2] [3] In Zen temples it is performed at midnight on New Year's Eve to ward off the bad luck from northeastern direction (see Devil's gate (superstition) ). Joya no Kane was a haiku theme in the Edo period, but it was not until the 1930s that it was adopted as a kigo (haiku season word) and became a more common haiku theme. [3]
Temple: name of the temple in which the structure is located; Remarks: architecture and general remarks including; size measured in ken or distance between pillars; "m×n" denotes the length (m) and width (n) of the structure, each measured in ken; architectural style (zukuri) and type of roofing; Date: period and year; the column entries sort ...