There are 1,600 Buddhist temples scattered throughout the prefecture of Kyoto.[1]
Nara period in Kyoto (710-794)
edit- Saihō-ji (西芳寺, Saihō-ji), also known as Koke-dera (苔寺, Koke-dera) or Kōinzan Saihō-ji (洪隠山西芳寺, Kōinzan Saihō-ji).[2]
- Otagi Nenbutsuji Temple
Heian period in Kyoto (794-1229)
edit- Kōryū-ji (広隆寺, Kōryū-ji), also known as the "Uzamasa-dera" (太秦寺, Uzamasa-dera).[3]
- Rokkaku-dō (六角堂, Rokkaku-dō).[3]
- Adashino Nenbutsu-ji (化野念仏寺, Adashino Nenbutsu-ji).[4]
- Kiyomizu-dera (清水寺, Kiyomizu-dera), formally identified as Otowa-san Kiyomizu-dera (音羽山清水寺, Otowa-san Kiyomizu-dera).[5] — World Historical Heritage Site
- Enryaku-ji (延暦寺, Enryaku-ji).[5] — World Historical Heritage Site
- Yamashiro Kokubun-ji (山城国分寺, Yamashiro Kokubun-ji).[5]
- East Temple (東寺, Tō-ji), formally identified as Kyō-ō-gokoku-ji (教王護国寺, Kyō-ō-gokoku-ji).[5]
- West Temple (西寺, Sai-ji), destroyed in 1233 and never rebuilt.[5]
- Daikaku-ji (大覚寺, Daikaku-ji).[6]
- Ninna-ji (仁和寺, Ninna-ji).[6] — World Historical Heritage Site
- Sennyū-ji (泉涌寺, Sennyū-ji).[7]
- Gangyō-ji (元慶寺, Gangyō-ji), after 986 known more popularly as Kazan-ji (花山寺, Kazan-ji).[7]
- Rokushō-ji (六勝寺, Rokushō-ji).[8]
- Daigo-ji (醍醐寺, Daigo-ji).[10]
- Kajū-ji (勧修寺, Kajū-ji), also spelled Kwajū-ji.[10]
- Nison-in (二村院, Nison-in), formally identified as Ogura-yama Nison-kyo-in Keidai-ji (小倉山 二尊教院 華台寺, Ogura-yama Nison-kyo-in Keidai-ji).[11]
- Byōdō-in (平等院, Byōdō-in).[12]
- Sanjūsangen-dō (三十三間堂, Sanjūsangen-dō).[13]
Hōjō in the Kamakura period in Kyoto (1221-1333)
editAshikaga in the Muromachi period in Kyoto (1333-1582)
edit- Tōjo-in.[22]
- Tōjo-ji.[23]
- Tenryū-ji (天龍寺, Tenryū-ji), formally identified as Tenryū Shiseizen-ji (天龍資聖禅寺, Tenryū Shiseizen-ji);[24] formerly on same site in 9th century, Danrin-ji (檀林寺, Danrin-ji)
- Myōshin-ji (妙心寺, Myōshin-ji).[25]
- Shōkoku-ji (相国寺, Shōkoku-ji), formally identified as Mannen-zan Shōkoku Shōten Zenji (萬年山相國承天禅寺, Mannen-zan Shōkoku Shōten Zenji).[26]
- Kinkaku-ji (金閣寺, Kinkaku-ji) or the "Golden Pavilion Temple," formally identified as Rokuon-ji (鹿苑寺, Rokuon-ji).[27]
- Ryōan-ji (竜安寺, Ryōan-ji).[28]
- 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
- Honkoku-ji.[30]
- Honnō-ji (本能寺, Honnō-ji).[31]
Azuchi-Momoyama period in Kyoto (1582-1615)
edit- Hompa Hongwan-ji.[32]
- Ōtaniha Hongwan-ji.[33]
- Hōkō-ji (方広寺, Hōkō-ji).[34]
- Mimizuka.[35]
- Kōdai-ji (高台寺, Kōdai-ji), formally identified as Jubuzan Kōdai-ji (鷲峰山高台寺, Jubuzan Kōdai-ji).[36]
- Sambō-in.[37]
- Nishi Hongan-ji (西本願寺, Nishi Hongan-ji).[38]
- Higashi Hongan-ji (東本願寺, Higashi Hongan-ji).[39]
Edo period in Kyoto (1615-1869)
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See also
editNotes
edit- ^ Sacred Destinations: Kyoto
- ^ Kyoto: Saiho - ji. Archived 8 March 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b Ponsonby-Fane, p. 110.
- ^ Kyoto: Adashino Nenbutsu-ji.
- ^ a b c d e Ponsonby-Fane, p. 111.
- ^ a b Ponsonby-Fane, p. 112.
- ^ a b Ponsonby-Fane, p. 113.
- ^ a b Ponsonby-Fane, p. 114.
- ^ a b c d e Takagaki, Cary Shinji. (1999). "The Rokusho-ji, the six superiority temples of Heian Japan," p. 2.
- ^ a b Ponsonby-Fane, p. 115.
- ^ Nisonin
- ^ Asian Historical Architecture: Byōdō-in.
- ^ Kyoto Travel: Sanjūsangen-dō. Archived 23 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Ponsonby-Fane, p. 150.
- ^ Ponsonby-Fane, p. 152.
- ^ Ponsonby-Fane, p. 154.
- ^ Ponsonby-Fane, p. 155.
- ^ Ponsonby-Fane, p. 157.
- ^ Ponsonby-Fane, p. 159.
- ^ Ponsonby-Fane, p. 160.
- ^ Ponsonby-Fane, p. 161.
- ^ Ponsonby-Fane, p. 193.
- ^ Ponsonby-Fane, p. 195.
- ^ Ponsonby-Fane, p. 197.
- ^ Ponsonby-Fane, p. 198.
- ^ Ponsonby-Fane, p. 200.
- ^ Ponsonby-Fane, p. 203.
- ^ Moscher, Gouvernor. (1978). Kyoto: A Contemplative Guide, pp. 277-278.
- ^ Ponsonby-Fane, p. 205.
- ^ Ponsonby-Fane, p. 207.
- ^ Ponsonby-Fane, p. 209.
- ^ Ponsonby-Fane, p. 270.
- ^ Ponsonby-Fane, p. 283.
- ^ Ponsonby-Fane, p. 290.
- ^ Ponsonby-Fane, p. 296.
- ^ Ponsonby-Fane, p. 297.
- ^ Ponsonby-Fane, p. 301.
- ^ Asian Historical Architecture: Nishi Hongan-ji.
- ^ Asian Historical Architecture: Higashi Hongan-ji.
- ^ Ponsonby-Fane, p. 393.
- ^ Ponsonby-Fane, p. 395.
- ^ Ponsonby-Fane, p. 398.
- ^ Ponsonby-Fane, p. 399.
- ^ Ponsonby-Fane, p. 400.
- ^ Ponsonby-Fane, p. 401.
References
edit- Moscher, Gouvernor. (1978). Kyoto: A Contemplative Guide. Tokyo: Tuttle Publishing. ISBN 978-0-8048-1294-8
- Ponsonby-Fane, Richard Arthur Brabazon. (1956). Kyoto: The Old Capital of Japan, 794-1869. Kyoto: The Ponsonby Memorial Society. OCLC 36644
- Iwao, Seiichi, Teizō Iyanaga, Susumu Ishii, Shōichirō Yoshida, et al. (2002). Dictionnaire historique du Japon. Paris: Maisonneuve & Larose. ISBN 978-2-7068-1632-1; OCLC 51096469
- Richie, Donald. (1995). The Temples of Kyoto. Tokyo: Tuttle Publishing. ISBN 978-0-8048-2032-5
External links
edit- Kyoto Temples Alphabetical listing for Kyoto Prefecture (127 as of 8 December 2012)
- Photos of temples, shrines and gardens in Kyoto Alphabetical listing of attractions, but includes at least 114 Temples in Kyoto Prefecture (as of 8 December 2012)