Yoshimine-dera
Yoshimine-dera 善峯寺 | |
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The main gate (Sanmon) at Yoshimine-dera | |
Basic information | |
Location | 1372 Ōharano Oshiochō Nishikyō-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture |
Affiliation | Tendai |
Country | Japan |
Website | http://www.yoshiminedera.com/ |
Architectural description | |
Founder | Gensan |
Completed | 1029 |
Yoshimine-dera (善峯寺) is a temple of the Tendai school of Buddhism in the western ward of Nishikyō-ku, in Kyoto.[1] It is built on the western hills (Nishiyama) overlooking the city.
It was founded in 1029 by Gensan.[2]
The main image is a statue of thousand-armed Kannon.[3] Notable features include the "Gliding Dragon" pine tree (Yōryu no matsu, a natural monument), which was trained to grow horizontally and was once over 50 meters long,[4][5] and a Tahōtō two-story pagoda (an Important Cultural Asset).[3]
Yoshimine-dera is the twentieth temple on the Kansai Kannon Pilgrimage.[1]
References
- 1 2 "善峯寺" [Yoshimine-dera]. Dijitaru Daijisen (in Japanese). Tokyo: Shogakukan. 2012. OCLC 56431036. Archived from the original on August 25, 2007. Retrieved 2012-12-03.
- ↑ "善峯寺" [Yoshimine-dera]. Kokushi Daijiten (in Japanese). Tokyo: Shogakukan. 2012. OCLC 683276033. Archived from the original on August 25, 2007. Retrieved 2012-12-03.
- 1 2 Yoshimine-dera Archived February 5, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. on kyotokanko.co.jp
- ↑ Marc Treib and Ron Herman, A Guide to the Gardens of Kyoto (Revised Edition), Kodansha International, 2003, ISBN 9784770029539, page 118
- ↑ "善峯寺" [Yoshimine-dera]. Nihon Kokugo Daijiten (in Japanese). Tokyo: Shogakukan. 2012. OCLC 56431036. Archived from the original on August 25, 2007. Retrieved 2012-08-02.
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