1200 STONE STATUES!? - Otagi Nenbutsuji Temple in Kyoto
Hi, you guys, I'm Yusuke Nasu, and today's Japanesquest, I am taking you to Otagi Nembutsuji Temple located in the north of Kyoto Arashiyama, and is famous for twelve hundred stone statues!
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Exploring the Otagi Nenbutsu-ji Temple in Kyoto
Otagi-Nembutsuji in KYOTO - The 1200 funny statues explained (avec sous-titres français)
Here is the interview of Otagi-Nembutsuji's Head Priest Nishimura Kouei.
Otagi-Nembutsuji is a remote and beautiful temple located after Toriimoto Street at the top of the Saga-Adashino Arashiyama district.
Voici l'interview du Prêtre en chef Kouei Nishimura, du temple Otagi-Nembutsuji.
Le prête en chef explique l'histoire et la signification des 1200 statues rigolotes de ce temple situé dans les hauteurs de Arashiyama.
Special thanks to Nishimura Kouei for his time.
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Adashino Nenbutsu-ji, Arashiyama Kyoto - 化野念仏寺●京都 - Japan As It Truly Is
Adashino Nenbutsuji in Kyoto gives a rare look at an ancient cemetery. You'll never look at the final resting place the same again.
The major Buddhist figure Kukai (774-835 AD) established a temple here to consecrate the cemetery, and there is very little in Japan like it. There is also a modern cemetery next to it, and while not at the top of most people's sightseeing list, you can get a good window into a culture by looking at how the departed are taken care of.
This footage was shot at the peak of the cherry blossom season in April, and while not a lot of gardens are there, it still adds to the beauty and soul of the place.
Arashiyama lies on the west side of the city and makes a good half or full day to see the many sights.
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Otagi-Nenbutsu-Ji | The Temple of 1,200 Statues in Kyoto, Japan
Otagi Nenbutsu-Ji is a Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan. The temple, originally called Otagi-ji temple, was founded in the Otagi District. This Buddhist temple is a pack of many stone figures. The 1200 Rakan figures were carved by worshipers of this temple from 1981 to 1991 to pray for the prosperity of the temple. Different from usual Buddhist figures, these Rakans seem like having been sculpted with humor and fun.
The principal image of this temple is Senju Kannon (the Goddess of Mercy with 1,000 hands). People call this temple The Temple of 1,200 Rakan (the stone statues of Buddha's disciples). Otagi Nenbutsu-ji was founded by Empress Shotoku in the middle of the 8th century. Though was destroyed by the flooding of the Kamo River, it was rebuilt as an offshoot of Enryaku-ji, a nearby temple. During a civil war of 13th century, it was again destroyed. The temple was moved to its current location in 1922, later suffering typhoon damage in 1950. After 31 years in 1981 the damage structure was finally repaired, worshippers at the temple decided to donate rakan sculptures to the temple in honour of its refurbishing. A famous sculptor, Kocho Nishimura taught hundreds of sculptors, amateur and professional alike how to carve statues from stone, and the result is a delightful mix of serene and scary, somber and silly.
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