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| Buddhist Temples in Tokyo: Kan'ei-Ji, Senso-Ji, Eko-In, Gokoku-Ji, Renkoji Temple, Zojo-Ji, Tozen-Ji, Tsukiji Hongan-Ji, Ikegami Honmon-Ji | ||
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| 出版日期 | 2010.09.14 |
| 頁次 | 48 |
| 出版者 | Books LLC |
| 出版者網址 | http://booksllc.net/ |
| 出版地 | Memphis, TN, US [曼非斯, 田納西州, 美國] |
| 資料類型 | 書籍=Book |
| 使用語言 | 英文=English |
| 附註項 | The content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. |
| 摘要 | Excerpt from Book Portal:Buddhism Teizan Kan'ei-ji Endon'in ) (also spelled Kan'eiji or Kaneiji) is a Tendai Buddhist temple in Tokyo, Japan, founded in 1625 by Tenkai. The main object of worship is Yakushirurik Nyorai ). Because it was one of the two Tokugawa bodaiji (funeral temple; the other was Zj-ji) and because it was destroyed in the closing days of the war that put an end to the Tokugawa shogunate, its name is inextricably linked to that of the Tokugawa shoguns. Named after the Kan'ei era during which it was erected, this great complex used to occupy the entire heights north and east of Shinobazu Pond and the plains where Ueno Station now stands. It used to have immense wealth, power and prestige, and it consisted of over 30 buildings. Of the 15 Tokugawa shguns, six are buried here. The Shinobazu Pond itself and the Bentend temple which stands on its island used to be an integral part of Kan'eiji. Tenkai, liking Lake Biwa, had Benten Island built in imitation of Chikubushima, and then the Bentend on it. At the time the island was accessible only by boat, but later a stone bridge was added on the east, making it possible to walk to it. The temple was destroyed during World War II, and the present one is just a reconstruction. The temple and its numerous annexes were almost completely destroyed during the Boshin War's Battle of Ueno and never restored. The site where it once stood was confiscated and is presently occupied by Ueno Park. What is today the temple's main hall was taken from Kita-in in Kawagoe (Saitama Prefecture) and transferred to the site of a former Kan'ei-ji subtemple. Many temple structures had already been destroyed in the great Mereiki fire of 1657. A new hall was constructed inside the enclosure of Kan'ei-ji in 1698. Kan'ei-ji's five-story pagoda (photo above) and the Tsh-g shrine were amongst the gems of the old temple enclosure. Both stand undisturbed by the passage of years since the end of the Tokugawa shogunate. Tenkai wanted to create a powerful reli... |
| 目次 | 1. Kan'ei-Ji 2. Sensō-Ji 3. Ekō-In 4. Gokoku-Ji 5. Renkōji Temple 6. Zōjō-Ji 7. Tōzen-Ji 8. Tsukiji Hongan-Ji 9. Ikegami Honmon-Ji 10. Saikai-Ji 11. Zenpuku-Ji 12. Zenyōmitsu-Ji 13. Koyasan Tokyo Betsuin 14. Yūtenji 15. Gyoran-Ji |
| ISBN | 9781155431055 (pbk); 1155431057 (pbk) |
| 點閱次數 | 270 |
| 建檔日期 | 2011.01.03 |
| 更新日期 | 2014.06.05 |
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