Place of worship
Otagi Nenbutsu-ji Temple
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Noriyasu
December 13, 2016
The temple, originally called Otagi-ji Temple, was first built in the Otagi District (The central part of present-day Kyoto) by order of Emperor Shotoku in the latter half of the 8th century. At the beginning of the Heian period (794-1192), the temple building was washed away when the Kamo River flooded. The temple was reestablished by Senkan Naigu (918-984), a Buddhist priest of the Tendai sect, and became a branch of Enryakuji, the Tendai temple complex on Mt. Hiei. Over a period of three years beginning in 1922, the temple was transfered to its present location in the Saga District, in order to preserve it. The temple has a wonderful array of 1,200 carved stone figures of Rakan.....!!
The temple, originally called Otagi-ji Temple, was first built in the Otagi District (The central part of present-day Kyoto) by order of Emperor Shotoku in the latter half of the 8th century. At the beginning of the Heian period (794-1192), the temple building was washed away when the Kamo River f…
Hirohito
February 1, 2016
嵯峨野めぐりの始発点、愛宕山の参道のふもとにある寺院。 本尊は「厄除千手観音」で、境内には千二百躰の石造の羅漢さんが表情豊かに並び、訪れる人々の心を和ませてくれる。
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Location
2-5 Sagatoriimoto Fukatanichō
Kyoto, Kyoto