There are 1,600 Buddhist temples scattered throughout the prefecture of Kyoto. [1]
Nara period in Kyoto (710-794)
- Saihō-ji (西芳寺, Saihō-ji), also known as Koke-dera (苔寺, Koke-dera) or Kōinzan Saihō-ji (洪隠山西芳寺, Kōinzan Saihō-ji). [2]
- Otagi Nenbutsuji Temple
Heian period in Kyoto (794-1229)
- Kōryū-ji (広隆寺, Kōryū-ji), also known as the "Uzamasa-dera" (太秦寺, Uzamasa-dera). [3]
- Rokkaku-dō (六角堂, Rokkaku-dō). [3]
- Adashino Nenbutsu-ji (化野念仏寺, Adashino Nenbutsu-ji). [4]
- Kiyomizu-dera (清水寺, Kiyomizu-dera), formally identified as Otowa-san Kiyomizu-dera (音羽山清水寺, Otowa-san Kiyomizu-dera). [5] — World Historical Heritage Site
- Enryaku-ji (延暦寺, Enryaku-ji). [5] — World Historical Heritage Site
- Yamashiro Kokubun-ji (山城国分寺, Yamashiro Kokubun-ji). [5]
-
East Temple (東寺,
Tō-ji), formally identified as Kyō-ō-gokoku-ji (教王護国寺, Kyō-ō-gokoku-ji).
[5]
- West Temple (西寺, Sai-ji), destroyed in 1233 and never rebuilt. [5]
- Daikaku-ji (大覚寺, Daikaku-ji). [6]
- Ninna-ji (仁和寺, Ninna-ji). [6] — World Historical Heritage Site
- Sennyū-ji (泉涌寺, Sennyū-ji). [7]
- Gangyō-ji (元慶寺, Gangyō-ji), after 986 known more popularly as Kazan-ji (花山寺, Kazan-ji). [7]
- Rokushō-ji (六勝寺, Rokushō-ji). [8]
- Daigo-ji (醍醐寺, Daigo-ji). [10]
- Kajū-ji (勧修寺, Kajū-ji), also spelled Kwajū-ji. [10]
- Nison-in (二村院, Nison-in), formally identified as Ogura-yama Nison-kyo-in Keidai-ji (小倉山 二尊教院 華台寺, Ogura-yama Nison-kyo-in Keidai-ji). [11]
- Byōdō-in (平等院, Byōdō-in). [12]
- Sanjūsangen-dō (三十三間堂, Sanjūsangen-dō). [13]
Hōjō in the Kamakura period in Kyoto (1221-1333)
- Kennin-ji (建仁寺, Kennin-ji). [14]
- Tōfuku-ji (東福寺, Tōfuku-ji). [15]
- Nanzen-ji (南禅寺, Nanzen-ji), formerly Eikan-dō Zenrin-ji (禅林寺, Zenrin-ji). [16]
- Daitoku-ji (大徳寺, Daitoku-ji). [17]
- Chion-in (知恩院, Chion-in). [18]
- Ryūhon-ji. [19]
- Bukkō-ji (佛光寺, Bukkō-ji). [20]
- Nishi Otani Betsuin. [21]
Ashikaga in the Muromachi period in Kyoto (1333-1582)
- Tōjo-in. [22]
- Tōjo-ji. [23]
- Tenryū-ji (天龍寺, Tenryū-ji), formally identified as Tenryū Shiseizen-ji (天龍資聖禅寺, Tenryū Shiseizen-ji); [24] formerly on same site in 9th century, Danrin-ji (檀林寺, Danrin-ji)
- Myōshin-ji (妙心寺, Myōshin-ji). [25]
- Shōkoku-ji (相国寺, Shōkoku-ji), formally identified as Mannen-zan Shōkoku Shōten Zenji (萬年山相國承天禅寺, Mannen-zan Shōkoku Shōten Zenji). [26]
- Kinkaku-ji (金閣寺, Kinkaku-ji) or the "Golden Pavilion Temple," formally identified as Rokuon-ji (鹿苑寺, Rokuon-ji). [27]
- Ryōan-ji (竜安寺, Ryōan-ji). [28]
- Ginkaku-ji (銀閣寺, Ginkaku-ji) or the "Temple of the Silver Pavilion," formally identified as Jishō-ji (慈照寺, Jishō-ji). [29] — World Historical Heritage Site
- Honkoku-ji. [30]
- Honnō-ji (本能寺, Honnō-ji). [31]
Azuchi-Momoyama period in Kyoto (1582-1615)
- Hompa Hongwan-ji. [32]
- Ōtaniha Hongwan-ji. [33]
- Hōkō-ji (方広寺, Hōkō-ji). [34]
- Mimizuka. [35]
- Kōdai-ji (高台寺, Kōdai-ji), formally identified as Jubuzan Kōdai-ji (鷲峰山高台寺, Jubuzan Kōdai-ji). [36]
- Sambō-in. [37]
- Nishi Hongan-ji (西本願寺, Nishi Hongan-ji). [38]
- Higashi Hongan-ji (東本願寺, Higashi Hongan-ji). [39]
Edo period in Kyoto (1615-1869)
- Shōgo-in ( (聖護院) [40]
- Chishaku-in. [41]
- Reikan-ji. [42]
- Reigen-ji. [43]
- Yentsū-ji. [44]
- Rinkyū-ji. [45]
See also
Notes
- ^ Sacred Destinations: Kyoto
- ^ Kyoto: Saiho - ji. Archived 8 March 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b Ponsonby-Fane, p. 110.
- ^ Kyoto: Adashino Nenbutsu-ji.
- ^ a b c d e Ponsonby-Fane, p. 111.
- ^ a b Ponsonby-Fane, p. 112.
- ^ a b Ponsonby-Fane, p. 113.
- ^ a b Ponsonby-Fane, p. 114.
- ^ a b c d e Takagaki, Cary Shinji. (1999). "The Rokusho-ji, the six superiority temples of Heian Japan," p. 2.
- ^ a b Ponsonby-Fane, p. 115.
- ^ Nisonin
- ^ Asian Historical Architecture: Byōdō-in.
- ^ Kyoto Travel: Sanjūsangen-dō. Archived 23 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Ponsonby-Fane, p. 150.
- ^ Ponsonby-Fane, p. 152.
- ^ Ponsonby-Fane, p. 154.
- ^ Ponsonby-Fane, p. 155.
- ^ Ponsonby-Fane, p. 157.
- ^ Ponsonby-Fane, p. 159.
- ^ Ponsonby-Fane, p. 160.
- ^ Ponsonby-Fane, p. 161.
- ^ Ponsonby-Fane, p. 193.
- ^ Ponsonby-Fane, p. 195.
- ^ Ponsonby-Fane, p. 197.
- ^ Ponsonby-Fane, p. 198.
- ^ Ponsonby-Fane, p. 200.
- ^ Ponsonby-Fane, p. 203.
- ^ Moscher, Gouvernor. (1978). Kyoto: A Contemplative Guide, pp. 277-278.
- ^ Ponsonby-Fane, p. 205.
- ^ Ponsonby-Fane, p. 207.
- ^ Ponsonby-Fane, p. 209.
- ^ Ponsonby-Fane, p. 270.
- ^ Ponsonby-Fane, p. 283.
- ^ Ponsonby-Fane, p. 290.
- ^ Ponsonby-Fane, p. 296.
- ^ Ponsonby-Fane, p. 297.
- ^ Ponsonby-Fane, p. 301.
- ^ Asian Historical Architecture: Nishi Hongan-ji.
- ^ Asian Historical Architecture: Higashi Hongan-ji.
- ^ Ponsonby-Fane, p. 393.
- ^ Ponsonby-Fane, p. 395.
- ^ Ponsonby-Fane, p. 398.
- ^ Ponsonby-Fane, p. 399.
- ^ Ponsonby-Fane, p. 400.
- ^ Ponsonby-Fane, p. 401.
References
- Moscher, Gouvernor. (1978). Kyoto: A Contemplative Guide. Tokyo: Tuttle Publishing. ISBN 978-0-8048-1294-8
- Ponsonby-Fane, Richard Arthur Brabazon. (1956). Kyoto: The Old Capital of Japan, 794-1869. Kyoto: The Ponsonby Memorial Society. OCLC 36644
- Iwao, Seiichi, Teizō Iyanaga, Susumu Ishii, Shōichirō Yoshida, et al. (2002). Dictionnaire historique du Japon. Paris: Maisonneuve & Larose. ISBN 978-2-7068-1632-1; OCLC 51096469
- Richie, Donald. (1995). The Temples of Kyoto. Tokyo: Tuttle Publishing. ISBN 978-0-8048-2032-5
External links
- Kyoto Temples Alphabetical listing for Kyoto Prefecture (127 as of 8 December 2012)
- Photos of temples, shrines and gardens in Kyoto Alphabetical listing of attractions, but includes at least 114 Temples in Kyoto Prefecture (as of 8 December 2012)