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Tō-ji was founded in the early Heian period. [1] The temple dates from 796, two years after the capital moved to Heian-kyō.Together with its partner Sai-ji, and the temple Shingon-in (located in the Heian Palace), it was one of only three Buddhist temples allowed in the capital at the time and is the only of the three to survive to the present.
Tōji-in (等持院) is a Buddhist temple of the Rinzai Tenryū sect located in Kita Ward, Kyoto, Japan, and one of two funeral temples dedicated to Ashikaga Takauji, first shōgun of the Ashikaga dynasty. Its main object of worship is Shakyamuni, [1] and its honorary sangō prefix is Mannenzan (萬年山).
Tsukimi or Otsukimi (お月見), meaning, "moon-viewing", are Japanese festivals honoring the autumn moon, a variant of the Mid-Autumn Festival.The celebration of the full moon typically takes place on the 15th day of the eighth month of the traditional Japanese calendar, known as Jūgoya (十五夜, fifteenth night); [1] the waxing moon is celebrated on the 13th day of the ninth month, known ...
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Hanging scroll, light color on silk, 115.1 cm × 57.1 cm (45.3 in × 22.5 in) Tokyo Tokyo Tokyo National Museum Tokyo National Museum , Tokyo Illustrated Biography of the Priest Ippen ： Volume 7 ( 絹本著色一遍上人絵伝 , kenpon chakushoku ippen shōnin eden ) [ 21 ] [ 22 ]
The Japanese word for a Buddhist monastery is tera (寺) (kun reading), and the same kanji also has the pronunciation ji (on reading), so temple names frequently end in -dera or -ji. Another ending, -in (院), is normally used to refer to minor temples. Examples of temple names that have these suffixes are Kiyomizu-dera, Enryaku-ji and Kōtoku-in.
Night Temple is far from the first L.A. music community to turn to house shows for sustenance right now. The well-funded series Candlelight Concerts, which throws dimly lighted classical shows in ...
Stylistically, they followed high to later Tang style. In the Heian period the zōbussho were replaced with temple-run and independent workshops; wood became the primary medium; and a specific Japanese style emerged. By the mid-10th century, the style was refined presenting a more calm and gentle appearance, with attenuated proportions.