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 |
Architecture | |
Founder | Jōtō and Empress Kōken |
Date established | 765 |
Completed | 1808 (Reconstruction) |
Website | |
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Saidai-ji (西大寺) or 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.[1] 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.[1]
Building list
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]External links
[edit]- "Saidai-ji Temple Homepage" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2010-02-05.
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