Negoro-ji
Negoro-ji 根来寺 | |
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Buddhist | |
Deity | Dainichi Nyorai |
Rite | Shingi-Shingon-shu |
Status | functioning |
Location | |
Location | 2286 Negoro, Iwade-shi, Wakayama-ken |
Country | Japan |
Geographic coordinates | 34°17′13.76″N 135°18′59.96″E / 34.2871556°N 135.3166556°E |
Architecture | |
Founder | Kakuban |
Completed | 1130 |
National Treasure of Japan | |
Negoro-ji (根来寺) is a
History
In the latter half of the
During the height of its influence in the late Muromachi period, the temple grew to become a huge religious city, with some 450 temples or chapels (2700 by some accounts) on the mountainside, controlling estates with a kokudaka of 720,000 koku and with some 10,000 Negoro-shū soldiers. Many of these soldiers were armed with matchlock rifles, which had recently been introduced to Japan. The temple was thus equivalent to a major Sengoku daimyō in terms of economic and military might. The temple enjoyed a good relationship with Oda Nobunaga, having assisted him during the Ishiyama Hongan-ji War from 1570 to 1580 and with Tokugawa Ieyasu during the Battle of Komaki and Nagakute in 1584; however, it earned the enmity of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, who launched an invasion of Kii Province in 1585. During the Siege of Negoro-ji most of the temple was burned down. Since the temple surrendered without resistance, its burning has been subject to some controversy. It is not clear if the temple was burned on Hideyoshi's orders, by its defenders, or as an act of arson by the attackers. The main surviving structure, the "Daidenhōdō" was dismantled and taken away for use as the Main Hall of Tenshō-ji, which Hideyoshi planned as Nobunaga's mausoleum in Funaokayama, Kyoto. However, Tenshō-ji was never built.
Following the Siege of Osaka in 1615 and the destruction of the Toyotomi clan, Tokugawa Ieyasu donated the buildings of Shoun-ji, a temple which had been built by Hideyoshi to mourn his infant son Tsurumatsu, to Negoro-ji, which had begun to rebuild. During the Edo period, the temple was patronized by the Kishū Tokugawa clan and continued to rebuild.
Archaeological excavations have been conducted on the temple grounds from 1976, and excavation also unearthed numerous relics such as pottery, lacquerware, Buddhist implements, and weapons. These relics are stored and exhibited at the "Iwade Civic Museum" built on the premises. However, the grounds of the temple are increasing threatened by urban encroachment.
Cultural Properties
Buildings
- Daitō (大塔), National Treasure
This is the largest
- Daishi-dō (大塔), Important Cultural Property
Along with the Daitō, this three by three bay structure is one of the few in the temple to ave survived in 1585 destruction of the temple. It is estimated to have been built around 1391 from the inscription on the principal image, a statue of Kōbō Daishi. It was designated as an Important Cultural Property in 1944.[6]
- Daidenhō-dō (大伝法堂), Important Cultural Property
This building was rebuilt in 1824 by local carpenters with the assistance of craftsmen from Osaka and Echigo. It is a large three by two bay structure with a large open interior space, and a tile roof. [7]
The Daidenhō-dō contains three statues: a 3.5 meter seated Dainichi Nyorai, with a 3.43 meter seated Kongosatta on the left and a 3.3 meter seated Sonshō Buttchō on the right. These states were completed between 1387 and 1405 and are thus much older than the building itself. The grouping is very unusual, and statues of Sonshō Buttchō are also extremely rare in Japan. The group was designated an Important Cultural Property in 1994.[8] [9] [10]
- Kōmyōshingon-den (光明真言殿), Important Cultural Property
This building was reconstructed in 1801 and designated 2019[11]
- Daimon (大門), Important Cultural Property
The main gate of the temple was reconstructed in 1845 and designated 2019[12]
- Fudō-dō (不動堂), Important Cultural Property
This chapel dedicated to Fudō-myōō was reconstructed in the mid-Edo period and designated 2019[13]
- Gyōja-dō (行者堂), Important Cultural Property
This building was completed in the mid-Edo period and designated 2019[14]
- Shōten-dō (聖天堂), Important Cultural Property
This building was completed in the mid-Edo period and designated 2019[15]
Gallery
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Daimon
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Fudō-dō
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Fudō-dō interior
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Daidenhō-dō
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Daitō Pagoda
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Daishi-dō
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Oku-no-in
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Kōmyōshingon-den
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Gyōja-dō
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Gardens
See also
- Siege of Negoro-ji
- List of Historic Sites of Japan (Wakayama)
- List of Places of Scenic Beauty of Japan (Wakayama)
- List of National Treasures of Japan (Temples)
- The 100 Views of Nature in Kansai
References
- ^ "根来寺境内" (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
- ^ Inagaki 2004, p. 104.
- ^ Giebel 2004, p. 244.
- ^ Giebel 2004, p. 245.
- ^ "根来寺多宝塔(大塔)" (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
- ^ "根来寺大師堂" (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
- ^ "大伝法堂" (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
- ^ "木造尊勝仏頂坐像" (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
- ^ "木造大日如来坐像" (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
- ^ "木造金剛薩〓坐像" (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
- ^ "光明真言殿" (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
- ^ "大門" (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
- ^ "不動堂" (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
- ^ "行者堂" (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
- ^ "聖天堂" (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
External links
- KiInokawa city home page(in Japanese)
- Official home page