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Daigo-ji (Japanese: 醍醐寺) is a Shingon Buddhist temple in Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, Japan. Its main devotion ( honzon ) is Yakushi . Daigo , literally " ghee ", is used figuratively to mean " crème de la crème " and is a metaphor of the most profound part of Buddhist thoughts.
One of two temple complexes in central Kyoto, Nishi Hongan-ji is the head temple of the Jodo Shinshu sect of Pure Land Buddhism. Initially founded in Kyoto's Higashiyama area in the 13th century, Hongwan-ji was moved to a succession of locations, and finally relocated in 1591 to its present site when Toyotomi Hideyoshi gave the land to the temple.
Located in Kyoto, Japan, Daigo-ji is the head temple of the Daigo-ha branch of Shingon Buddhism. Chishaku-in is the head temple of Shingon-shū Chizan-ha. Hasedera in Sakurai, Nara is the head temple of Shingon-shū Buzan-ha. The main hall of Gokuraku-ji, the head temple of the Ishizuchisan sect. The Orthodox (Kogi) Shingon School (古義真言宗)
It was a sub-temple of Daigo-ji, which is a Heian period temple founded in 902. [3] The temple complex had fallen into disrepair during the Sengoku period. [4] A majority of the present buildings and the garden of Sanbō-in date from the late 16th century. The garden is designed as a stroll garden with a large pond and several paths and bridges.
Ginkaku-ji (銀閣寺, Ginkaku-ji) or the "Temple of the Silver Pavilion," formally identified as Jishō-ji (慈照寺, Jishō-ji). [29] — World Historical Heritage Site World Historical Heritage Site
The Five Mountains and Ten Monasteries System (五山十刹制度, Chinese: Wushan Shicha, Japanese: Gozan Jissetsu Seido) system, more commonly called simply Five Mountain System, was a network of state-sponsored Chan (Zen) Buddhist temples created in China during the Southern Song (1127–1279).
This monk was buried in the precincts of Daigo-ji, which is why the former-emperor's posthumous name became Daigo-tennō. [15] Daigo also ordered construction of several halls in the Daigo-ji, such as the Yakushi hall. The actual site of Daigo's grave is known. [1] This emperor is traditionally venerated at a memorial Shinto shrine (misasagi ...
Daitoku-ji (大徳寺, the ‘temple of Great Virtue’) [1] is a Buddhist temple, one of fourteen autonomous branches of the Rinzai school of Japanese Zen. It is located in Kita-ku, Kyoto, Japan. The "mountain name" by which it is known is Ryūhōzan (龍宝山). The Daitoku-ji temple complex today covers more than 23 hectares (57 acres). [2]