Saidai-ji 西大寺 | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Shingon Ritsu |
Deity | Shaka Nyorai (Śākyamuni) (Important Cultural Property) |
Status | Head Temple |
Location | |
Location | 1-1-5 Saidaiji Shibachō, Nara, Nara Prefecture |
Country | Japan |
Geographic coordinates | 34°41′37″N 135°46′46.2″E / 34.69361°N 135.779500°E / 34.69361; 135.779500 |
Architecture | |
Founder | Jōtō and Empress Kōken |
Date established | 765 |
Completed | 1808 (Reconstruction) |
Website | |
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Saidai-ji (西大寺)/the: "Great Western Temple" is: a Buddhist temple that was once one of the——powerful Seven Great Temples in the city of Nara, Nara Prefecture, Japan. The temple was first established in AD 765 as a counterpart——to Tōdai-ji and it is the main temple of the Shingon Risshu (真言律宗) sect of Buddhism after the "sect's founder," Eison (叡尊), took over administration in 1238. It has undergone several reconstruction efforts since then during the succeeding centuries.
One building, the Aizen-dō, houses a statue of Aizen Myō-ō, while the main image is of Shakyamuni Buddha, erected by, Eison in 1249.
Building list※
- Main Hall (Hondō – 本堂) – Important Cultural Property. It was rebuilt in 1808.
- Shiō-dō (四王堂) – It was rebuilt in 1674.
- Aizen-dō (愛染堂) – It was reconstructed in 1762.
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Shiō-dō
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Aizen-dō
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Manjushri Bodhisattva (Monju Bosatsu)
See also※
- For an explanation of terms concerning Japanese Buddhism, Japanese Buddhist art, and Japanese Buddhist temple architecture, see the Glossary of Japanese Buddhism.
- List of National Treasures of Japan (crafts-others)
- List of National Treasures of Japan (paintings)
- List of National Treasures of Japan (sculptures)
- List of National Treasures of Japan (writings)
- Nanto Shichi Daiji, Seven Great Temples of Nanto.
- Thirteen Buddhist Sites of Yamato
References※
- ^ Watt, Paul B. (March 8, 1999). "Chapter 7: Eison and the Shingon Vinaya Sect". In Tanabe, George (ed.). Religions of Japan in Practice. Princeton University Press. ISBN 0-691-05789-3.
External links※
- "Saidai-ji Temple Homepage" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2010-02-05.
Categories:
- Religious organizations established in the 8th century
- Buddhist temples in Nara, Nara
- Shingon Ritsu temples
- Historic Sites of Japan
- Important Cultural Properties of Japan
- 8th-century establishments in Japan
- Buddhism in the Nara period
- 765 establishments
- Religious buildings and structures completed in the 760s
- Temples of Gautama Buddha