Senju-ji
Senju-ji (
Senju-ji Hon-ji[edit]
Hon-ji Senju-ji | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Buddhist |
Deity | Amida Nyorai |
Rite | Jōdo Shinshū |
Status | active |
Location | |
Location | Takada, Ninomiya-machi, Haga-gun, Tochigi-ken |
Country | Japan |
Geographic coordinates | 36°23′38″N 140°01′23″E / 36.39389°N 140.02306°E |
Architecture | |
Founder | Shinran |
Completed | 1225 |
Website | |
Official website | |
Hon-ji Senju-ji (
Soon after its founding, Senju-ji was named an imperial temple (chokuganji) and Shinran made it the center of his activities. Shinran wrote the "Takada Mado" and often sent letters of instruction and books copied by himself to Kyoto. These teaching form the basis of the "Takada school" within the Jōdo Shinshū sect. Shinran resided here for seven years before returning to Kyoto, and his followers made it an important center in spreading his teachings in eastern Japan. It declined after Shinran's death until revived in the middle of the 15th century as the teachings of Rennyo gained in popularity. It was destroyed by fire during the Sengoku period, and although rebuilt in the Edo period, leadership of its branch of the Jōdo Shinshū sect had shifted to the Honzan temple in Mie Prefecture.[2]
The temple's current building dates mainly from the early Edo-period reconstruction. Its precincts were designated a National Historic Site in 1967.[4] Several of the temple's buildings are designated as National Important Cultural Properties.
Senju-ji Honzan[edit]
Honzan Senju-ji | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Jōdo Shinshū |
Deity | Amida Nyorai |
Status | Head temple |
Location | |
Location | 2819 Ishinden-chō, Tsu-shi, Mie-ken |
Country | Japan |
Architecture | |
Founder | Shin'ne |
Completed | 1469–1487 |
Website | |
www.senjuji.or.jp/ |
The Honzan Senju-ji (
Buildings include the Mieidō (1666) and Nyoraidō (1748), both of which escaped fires in the 18th century and have been designated National Treasures.
Important Cultural Properties preserved at the temple include paintings, statues, and documents.[9]
The Notes on Guidance Toward Birth in the West (
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Honzan-Senju-ji Mieido (National Treasure)
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Honzan-Senju-ji Nyoraido (National Treasure)
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Honzan-Senju-ji Sanmon
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Honzan-Senju-ji Karamon
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Honzan-Senju-ji Shoro
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Honzan-Senju-ji Taikomon
See also[edit]
- List of National Treasures of Japan (writings: others)
- List of Historic Sites of Japan (Tochigi)
- For an explanation of terms concerning Japanese Buddhism, Japanese Buddhist art, and Japanese Buddhist temple architecture, see the Glossary of Japanese Buddhism.
Notes[edit]
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専修寺 御影堂 . Cultural Heritage Online (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 25 May 2020. - ^ a b
親鸞 聖人 と専修寺 [Shinran and Senju-ji] (in Japanese). Senju-ji Hon-ji. Retrieved 9 December 2017. - ^ a b Mōri, Ichirō.
専修寺 -信仰 と歴史 と文化 [Senju-ji – Belief, Culture and History] (in Japanese). Mie Prefectural Art Museum. Retrieved 9 December 2017. - ^
専修寺 境内 . Cultural Heritage Online (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 25 May 2020. - ^
専修寺 如来 堂 . Cultural Heritage Online (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 25 May 2020. - ^
専修寺 楼門 . Cultural Heritage Online (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 25 May 2020. - ^
専修寺 総門 . Cultural Heritage Online (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 25 May 2020. - ^
高田本山 専修寺 の歩 み [Takada Honzan Senju-ji Timeline] (in Japanese). Senju-ji Honzan. Retrieved 9 December 2017. - ^
宝物 のご紹介 [Description of temple treasures] (in Japanese). Senju-ji Honzan. Retrieved 9 December 2017. - ^
西方 指南 抄 [Notes on Guidance Toward Birth in the West] (in Japanese). Mie Prefecture. Archived from the original on 2011-07-22.
References[edit]
- Frederic, Louis (2002). Japan Encyclopedia. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press.
External links[edit]
Media related to Senju-ji Hon-ji (Moka, Tochigi) at Wikimedia Commons
Media related to Senju-ji Honzan (Tsu, Mie) at Wikimedia Commons