Taisan-ji (Kobe)
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is a temple of the Tendai
sect in Kobe
, Hyōgo
, Japan
.
It was established by Empress Genshō
's instruction in 716
.
Taisan-ji's Main Hall
completed in 1293 is a National Treasure of Japan
.
File:Taisanji15s3200.jpg|Pagoda
File:Taisanji30s3200.jpg|Amidado
File:Taisanji36s3200.jpg|Sanmon (Nio Gate)
File:Taisanji29s3200.jpg|Oku-no-in
Tendai
is a Japanese school of Mahayana Buddhism, a descendant of the Chinese Tiantai or Lotus Sutra school.Chappell frames the relevance of Tendai for a universal Buddhism:- History :...
sect in Kobe
Kobe
, pronounced , is the fifth-largest city in Japan and is the capital city of Hyōgo Prefecture on the southern side of the main island of Honshū, approximately west of Osaka...
, Hyōgo
Hyogo Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region on Honshū island. The capital is Kobe.The prefecture's name was previously alternately spelled as Hiogo.- History :...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
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It was established by Empress Genshō
Empress Gensho
was the 44th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession.Genshō's reign spanned the years 715 through 724.In the history of Japan, Genshō was the fifth of eight women to take on the role of empress regnant. The four female monarchs before Genshō were: Suiko, Kōgyoku/Saimei,...
's instruction in 716
716
Year 716 was a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. The denomination 716 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.- Asia :* Inal Khan succeeds Kapagan Khan and Bilge...
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Taisan-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 1293 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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Building list
- Main HallMain 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 1293. - SanmonSanmonA , 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 PropertyImportant Cultural Properties of JapanThe 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....
. It was rebuilt in Muromachi periodMuromachi periodThe 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...
. - PagodaPagodaA 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 built in 1688. - Amidadō - It was built in 1688.
- Gomadō - It was built in Edo periodEdo periodThe , or , is a division of Japanese history which was ruled by the shoguns of the Tokugawa family, running from 1603 to 1868. The political entity of this period was the Tokugawa shogunate....
- Shakadō - It was built in Edo period
- Rakandō - It was built in Edo period
- Kannondō
- Bell towerBell towerA 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...
Tatchu temples (Branch)
- An'yō-inAn'yō-in (Kobe)is a temple of the Tendai sect in Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.It was created as a tatchu temple in Taisan-ji.An'yō-in 's Karesansui completed in Azuchi–Momoyama period is a Japan's Places of Scenic Beauty.- Gallery :File:Anyoin06s3200.jpg|Shoin...
- It's Karesansui is Japan's Places of Scenic Beauty. - Jōju-in
- Ryuzō-in
- Henjō-in
- Kanki-in
Gallery
File:Taisanji15s3200.jpg|Pagoda
File:Taisanji30s3200.jpg|Amidado
File:Taisanji36s3200.jpg|Sanmon (Nio Gate)
File:Taisanji29s3200.jpg|Oku-no-in