Daitokuji Zen Temple Complex, Kyoto City
Daitokuji Zen Temple is located in Kyoto City and belongs to the Rinzai Sect of the Japanese Zen Buddhism. It is actually laid out as a large complex of 23 sub temples and spans multiple city blocks. It can be easily reached by bus and has multiple entrances to it. Most of the sub temples are closed to visitors but some of the temples are still open. The Zen Gardens in some of these sub temples are very beautifully laid. Enjoy.
Daitoku-ji and Zen Gardens in Kyoto, Japan
Daitoku-ji or The Temple of Great Virtue is a Buddhist temple in the Kita-ku district of Northern Kyoto. The temple belongs to the Rinzai school of Japanese Buddhism. The complex consists of two dozens of sub temples and is famous for the Zen rock gardens. In this video, you can see some of the main buildings and gardens of the Daitoku-ji temple. Unfortunately, filming and taking pictures is strictly prohibited in certain places including the Deisen-in temple. Anyway, I hope you will enjoy this walk through the Daitokuji complex.
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バスを降り参道に立つと、吹き抜ける風がほんのり秋でした。
境内がほぼ庭園になっており、その中に茶室が点々とあり、
それぞれが世界感を創り出し、芸術の一大拠点であった時代に
思いを馳せることができました。
鷹峰三山は小径を抜けると突然目の前に現れ、
見る人の目を楽しませてくれます。
光悦垣の上部のもみじは紅葉が始まっていました。
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江戸時代の芸術家である本阿弥光悦に元和元年（1615年）に徳川家康がこの地を与えた。
『本阿弥行状記』によれば、当時は「辻斬り追い剥ぎ」の出没する物騒な土地であったという。
この地に光悦の一族や様々な工芸の職人らが移り住み芸術の集落となった。
光悦の死後に屋敷は寺となり、境内には光悦の墓碑がある。
Daitokuji (daitoku temple) garden in Kyoto, Japan.
Daitokuji, located in Kyoto, Japan. on Kitaoji (street), near Horikawa (street). One of the main temples in Kyoto. a must see adventure. lots of cool shops around this temple. temple features shojin ryori (vegetarian cuisine, supposedly originated from budhists monks in Japan).
大黒寺 京都 / Daikoku-ji Temple Kyoto / 오구 사원 교토
円通山と号し、空海（弘法大師）の開基と伝える真言宗東寺派の寺で、もとは長福寺といった。豊臣秀吉が深くこの寺を信奉したのをはじめ、武家の信仰が深かったが、元和元年（１６１５）伏見奉行山口駿河守（するがのかみ）は、薩摩藩主島津家久の命をうけて、この寺を武運長久の祈願所に定め、寺名を大黒寺と改めたという。
本尊聖観音立像と出世大黒天立像は空海が当寺を創立したとき安置したものと伝えている。
幕末に西郷隆盛などの志士が国事を論じたという一室があるほか、明治維新志士の遺墨等を所蔵する。
境内には、西郷隆盛が建てたという有馬新七ら寺田屋殉難九烈士の墓碑をはじめ、伏見義民の文珠九助（もんじゅうきゅうすけ）、木曽川治水工事の犠牲となった薩摩藩家老平田靭負（ゆきえ）の墓がある。
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西芳寺 Saiho-ji 苔寺 Koke-dera (japanese temple of moss) kyoto japan
Saihō-ji (西芳寺) is a Rinzai Zen Buddhist temple located in Matsuo, Nishikyō Ward, Kyoto, Japan. The temple, which is famed for its moss garden, is commonly referred to as Koke-dera (苔寺), meaning moss temple, while the formal name is Kōinzan Saihō-ji (洪隠山西芳寺). The temple, primarily constructed to honor Amitabha, was first founded by Gyōki and was later restored by Musō Soseki. In 1994, Saihō-ji was registered as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, as part of the Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto.(English version,origin free licenses wikipedia
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Kyoto autumn leaves at Daitokuji temple Japan. This is very famous temple in Kyoto, but it is not so crowded during autumn season, instead very peaceful and calm. This is the place where original tea ceremony was created.
Japan Travel: Daitokuji Temple traditional “Chanoyu” & Zen culture, Kyoto
Japan Travel: Daitokuji Temple traditional “Chanoyu” & Zen culture, Kyoto
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Daitokuji is a large walled temple complex in northern Kyoto and the head temple of the Rinzai sect's Daitokuji school of Japanese Zen Buddhism. The complex contains nearly two dozen subtemples and offers a chance to see a wide variety of Zen gardens and to come into contact with Zen culture and architecture, the best compared to other such places in Japan.
Daitokuji's main buildings of the Sanmon Gate, Hatto Hall, Butsuden Hall and Hojo Residence are arranged on the east side of the temple grounds, which is according to the classical layout of a Zen monastery. Although they are not usually open to the public, visitors may look into the interior of the Butsuden.
Around the main buildings are nearly two dozen subtemples, many of which were additionally built in the complex by feudal lords coming from across Japan. Four of the subtemples are open to the public on a regular basis, while some of the others have temporary special openings.
Sanjusangendo Temple, Kyoto, Japan, 10/14/2016
Sanjusangendo (三十三間堂, Sanjūsangendō) is the popular name for Rengeo-in, a temple in eastern Kyoto which is famous for its 1001 statues of Kannon, the goddess of mercy. The temple was founded in 1164 and rebuilt a century later after the original structure had been destroyed in a fire.
Measuring 120 meters, the temple hall is Japan's longest wooden structure. The name Sanjusangendo (literally 33 intervals) derives from the number of intervals between the building's support columns, a traditional method of measuring the size of a building. In the center of the main hall sits a large, wooden statue of a 1000-armed Kannon (Senju Kannon) that is flanked on each side by 500 statues of human sized 1000-armed Kannon standing in ten rows. Together they make for an awesome sight.
1000-armed Kannon are equipped with 11 heads to better witness the suffering of humans and with 1000 arms to better help them fight the suffering. Note that the actual statues have only 42 arms each. Subtract the two regular arms and multiply by the 25 planes of existence to get the full thousand.
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One of the main buildings in the Shimo-Daigo area is the Golden Hall (Kondo). The present Golden-hall was moved from Yuasa in Kishu (the present Wakayama Prefecture) by the order of Toyotomi Hideyoshi.
Another famous building is the Goju-No-To Pagoda. Its construction was for the repose of the Emperor Daigo and completed in 951 at the reign of the Emperor Murakami. It is the oldest building in Kyoto.
In the Shimo-Daigo area, furthermore, there are the Seiryugu Main Hall (Honden), Soshi-hall (The Hall dedicated to Rigen-daishi), Fudo hall, Dai kodo, Nyonin Hall, and Benten Hall.
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A stroll through Kyoto's Daitokuji Temple.
Daitokuji is a Rinzai Zen temple complex in the northwest of Japan's ancient capital, Kyoto. The temple compound is a city within walls made up of 24 sub-temples.
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SanJuSanGendo Temple (三十三間堂）, Kyoto, Japan
SanJuSanGendo (literally means a hall with 33 bays) Temple is an old temple in Eastern Kyoto city, many of the temple's objects are designated as National Treasures by the Japanese Government. This temple is close to the Kyoto Tower and the JR Kyoto Station.
The official name of SanJuSanGendo （三十三間堂） is Rengeo-in temple. It was established by the powerful warrior-politician Taira-no-Kiyomori in 1164. The original temple building was lost in a fire, but the building (Main Hall or the Hondo) was reconstructed in 1266. That structure has remained unchanged for 700 years since then with four great renovations during that period. The long temple hall, Hondo, which is about 120 meters long, is made in the Wayo (Japanese) style architecture. As there are 33 spaces between the columns (bays), it came to be known as the hall with 33 bays.
The Main Hall is really an architectural marvel as it was built to withstand earthquakes, which Japan is frequently prone for.
The main worshiped deities are located inside the main hall where cameras are not allowed. The principal images of SanJuSanGendo are the 1001 statues of the Buddhist diety, Juichimen-senju sengen kanzeon, or the Thousand Armed Kannon. There are one thousand standing statues of Kannon (Important Cultural Properties of Japan) and one gigantic seated statue (National Treasure), placed at the center of the standing statues. The statues are made of Japanese cypress. Among the standing statues, 124 were made in the 12th century when this temple was founded, and the remaining 876 were made in the 13th century when the temple was renovated.
The statues and the statues other deities are really a great sight and spellbinding to see. I hope you get a chance to go to the temple and see these statues. And yes, the Kyoto National Museum is right across this temple, so you can visit the Museum too.
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A Tour of Kinkaku-ji Temple (The Golden Pavilion)
Kinkaku-ji, the famed “Golden Pavilion,” is Kyoto’s most iconic sight. The temple was the retirement villa of the shogun Ashikaga Yoshimitsu (1397). When Yoshimitsu died, the building was converted into a Zen temple by his son. The temple is set in a magnificent strolling garden overlooking a pond. The location implements the idea of borrowed scenery, which creates an extension of the views surrounding the pavilion. The pavilion successfully incorporates three distinct styles of architecture: The first floor is built in the Shinden style used for palace buildings during the Heian Period (794–1185). The second floor is built in the Bukke style used in samurai residences and has its exterior covered in gold leaf. The third floor, also covered in gold leaf, is built in the Chinese style and topped with a bronze phoenix ornament.
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大徳寺・瑞峰院の石庭 2016年3月 Zuihoin Daitokuji Temple Kyoto Japan