Motoyama-ji
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The is a temple of the Kōyasan Shingon-shū
Kōyasan Shingon-shū
Koyasan Shingon-shu is a Japanese grouping of Shingon Buddhism. Headquartered in Mount Koya in Wakayama Prefecture, it is also the oldest and largest of the eighteen Shingon sects in Japan. The main temple is Kongobu-ji....

 sect in Mitoyo
Mitoyo, Kagawa
is a city located in Kagawa, Japan.As of 2005, the city has an estimated population of 71,178 and a density of 320 persons per km². The total area is 222.66 km²....

, Kagawa
Kagawa Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located on Shikoku island. The capital is Takamatsu.- History :Kagawa was formerly known as Sanuki Province.For a brief period between August 1876 and December 1888, Kagawa was made a part of Ehime Prefecture.-Battle of Yashima:...

, Japan.
It was established by Emperor Heizei
Emperor Heizei
, also known as Heijō-tennō. was the 51st emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. Heizei's reign lasted from 806 to 809.-Traditional narrative:...

's instruction in 807. Hayagriva
Hayagriva
Hayagriva is a horse-headed deity that appears in both Hinduism and Buddhism.-Hinduism:...

 is a principal image now.

Motoyama-ji's Main Hall
Main Hall (Japanese Buddhism)
Main hall is the term used in English for the building within a Japanese Buddhist temple compound which enshrines the main object of veneration. Because the various denominations deliberately use different terms, this single English term translates several Japanese words, among them Butsuden,...

 completed in 1300 is a National Treasure of Japan
National treasures of Japan
National Treasures are the most precious of Japan's Tangible Cultural Properties, as determined and designated by the Agency for Cultural Affairs...

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Motoyama-ji is temple No.70 in the Shikoku Pilgrimage
Shikoku Pilgrimage
The or is a multi-site pilgrimage of 88 temples associated with the Buddhist monk Kūkai on the island of Shikoku, Japan. A popular and distinctive feature of the island's cultural landscape, and with a long history, large numbers of pilgrims still undertake the journey for a variety of ascetic,...

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Building list

  • Main Hall
    Main Hall (Japanese Buddhism)
    Main hall is the term used in English for the building within a Japanese Buddhist temple compound which enshrines the main object of veneration. Because the various denominations deliberately use different terms, this single English term translates several Japanese words, among them Butsuden,...

     - National Treasure of Japan. It was rebuilt in 1300.
  • Sanmon
    Sanmon
    A , also called is the most important gate of a Japanese Zen Buddhist temple, and is part of the Zen shichidō garan, the group of buildings that forms the heart of a Zen Buddhist temple. It can be however often found in temples of other denominations too...

     (Niō Gate) - Important Cultural Property
    Important Cultural Properties of Japan
    The term is often shortened into just are items officially already classified as Tangible Cultural Properties of Japan by the Japanese Agency for Cultural Affairs and judged to be of particular importance to the Japanese people....

    . Zen'yō
    Zen'yō
    -Features: is a Japanese Buddhist architectural style derived from Chinese Song Dynasty architecture. Named after the Zen sect of Buddhism which brought it to Japan, it emerged in the late 12th or early 13th century. Together with Wayō and Daibutsuyō, it is one of the three most significant styles...

    . It was rebuilt in 1147.
  • Pagoda
    Pagoda
    A pagoda is the general term in the English language for a tiered tower with multiple eaves common in Nepal, India, China, Japan, Korea, Vietnam and other parts of Asia. Some pagodas are used as Taoist houses of worship. Most pagodas were built to have a religious function, most commonly Buddhist,...

     - It was rebuilt in 1913.
  • Daishidō
  • Gomadō
  • Chinjudō - Cultural Property of Kagawa prefecture. It was rebuilt in 1547 (Muromachi period
    Muromachi period
    The is a division of Japanese history running from approximately 1336 to 1573. The period marks the governance of the Muromachi or Ashikaga shogunate, which was officially established in 1338 by the first Muromachi shogun, Ashikaga Takauji, two years after the brief Kemmu restoration of imperial...

    ).
  • Amidadō
  • Jūōdō
  • Dainichidō
  • Ireidō
  • Kyakuden
  • Bell tower
    Bell tower
    A bell tower is a tower which contains one or more bells, or which is designed to hold bells, even if it has none. In the European tradition, such a tower most commonly serves as part of a church and contains church bells. When attached to a city hall or other civic building, especially in...

  • Kuri
    Kuri
    Kuri can refer to:*Kurī, Māori dog*Kuri , West African breed of cattle*Kuri , kitchen in a Zen monastery, Japanese Chestnut*The Kuri subgroup of Yuin–Kuric indigenous Australian languages...


Gallery


File:MotoyamaJi,Kagawa-Hondou.jpg|Main Hall
File:MotoyamaJi,Kagawa-Nioumon.jpg|Sanmon (Nio Gate)
File:MotoyamaJi,Kagawa-Gojyunotou.jpg|Pagoda
File:MotoyamaJi,Kagawa-Taishidou.jpg|Daishidō
File:Motoyamaji 06.JPG|Jūōdō
File:Motoyamaji-Chinjyudou.jpg|Chinjudō
File:Motoyamaji 07.JPG|Amidadō

External links

  • http://www.city.mitoyo.lg.jp/forms/info/info.aspx?info_id=457
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