Showing posts with label amida. Show all posts
Showing posts with label amida. Show all posts
Sunday, February 4, 2024
Korin-in Temple 72 on the Kyushu pilgrimage
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Saturday, August 26, 2023
Hagio Amida-do Temple 47 Sasaguri Pilgrimage
The previous post in this series on the Sasaguri Pilgrimage was Tenno-in temple 36.
Sunday, June 25, 2023
Rengon-in Temple 63 Kyushu Pilgrimage
It was originally founded in the late 8th Century and later became part of a large monastic complex named Kongosho-in that had a connection with Kakuban, an important priest in Shingon who was born nearby.
Kongosho-in was a powerful temple with many sub-temples but it was destroyed during the Warring States Period of the 16th Century. Only Rengon-in survived and is believed to currently occupy the site of the Kondo of Kongosho-in.
The Treasure House contains three statues from the Heian Period that are registered as National Important Cultural Properties, one level below National Treasure. The two Yakushi and one Amida statues are prized as rare examples of Jocho-style sculptures.
Jocho was a sculptor of the late Heian Period who popularized the technique of making sculptures out of several pieces of wood. This enabled more assistants to work. He also standardized proportions, again making production more efficient. His style was dominant for more than a century, though not so many pieces remain.
When I visited the temple was thatched but a few years ago it was completely rebuilt and now looks like any other small temple. I visited in the early morning of my 59th day walking the Kyushu Pilgrimage.
Thursday, February 23, 2023
Nomiyama Kannonji Temple 16 Sasaguri Pilgrimage
As well as within the different halls, there are numerous statues of many different Buddhas and Bodhisattvas scattered around the grounds. In fact, one of the main features of the pilgrimage is the sheer number of statues on display. We arrived here in the early afternoon of our first day walking the pilgrimage, and we had seen hundreds and hundreds of very diverse statues.
Sunday, June 5, 2022
Raion-ji Hagio Yakushi-do, Temles 49 & 76 Sasaguri Pilgrimage
Raion-ji Hagio Yakushi-do
The Sasaguri pilgrimage is an excellent opportunity to both get a taster of what walking a pilgrimage is like, and also an excellent series of mountain walks close to the big city of Fukuoka.
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Saturday, May 21, 2022
Art of Tanjoji Temple
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These are , I suspext, statues of rakan, disciples of the Buddha, also in the Kannn Hall.
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