Manju-ji
万寿寺
Religion
AffiliationTōfuku-ji Rinzai
DeityAmida Nyorai (Amitābha)
StatusFive Mountain Temple (Kyoto)
Location
Location15-Chōme 786 Honmachi, Higashiyama-ku, Kyōto, Kyoto Prefecture
CountryJapan
Geographic coordinates34°58′52.1″N 135°46′15.9″E / 34.981139°N 135.771083°E / 34.981139; 135.771083
Architecture
FounderEmperor Shirakawa
CompletedHeian period (late 13th century)

Manju-ji (万寿寺) is a Rinzai Buddhist temple in Higashiyama-ku Kyoto, Japan.[1] Owing to the influence of the Ashikaga, Manju-ji was designated a Jissatsu temple for a time. At present, it is a sub-temple of Tōfuku-ji.[2] It is considered to be one of the so-called Kyoto Gozan or "five great Zen temples of Kyoto".

History

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Manju-ji was founded in the middle Heian period (late 13th century).[3] In 1305, Nanpo Shōmyō (南浦紹明) (1235–1308) was appointed abbot of Manju-ji.[4]

In 2012, the monastery participated in the so-called East-West Spiritual Exchanges organised by the Institute for Zen Studies of Hanazono University and the Monastic Interreligious Dialogue (DIMMID) in which Buddhist and Christian monks or nuns take turns residing for one month in each other’s monasteries.[5]

Artwork

An artistically noteworthy Amida figure is too large to be moved from Manju-ji for display elsewhere.[6] The temple holds a collection of esoteric Buddhist art which was traditionally used in teaching the salient points in the story of the life of Gautama Buddha.[7]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Iwao, Seiichi et al. (2002). Dictionnaire historique du Japon, p. 1742.
  2. ^ Baroni, Helen Josephine. (2002). The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Zen Buddhism, p. 214.
  3. ^ Japan Cultural Profile: "Buddhist architecture in the Kamakura period (1185-1333)"
  4. ^ Joint Council for Japanese Rinzai and Obaku Zen: "Transmission of Zen to Japan"
  5. ^ Jonnart, Fr. Irénée. "TRAVERSÉE DANS L'ARCHIPEL DES PROFONDEURS". Dilatato Corde (in French). DIMMID. II (1 January - June). Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  6. ^ McCallum, Donald F. "Heian Sculpture at the Tokyo National Museum. Part II: A Review Article," Artibus Asiae, Vol. 36, No. 1/2 (1974), pp. 147 n3.
  7. ^ JAANUS (Japanese Architecture and Art Net Users System): Shaka hassou (釈迦八相, Sha-ka-has-sou).

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