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Jingoji Temple
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Jingoji Temple
JAPAN, Kyoto
in structures were rebuilt in 1623 during the Edo period, including the tower gate, bell tower, Wisdom King Hall, Five Great Hall, Vaisravana Hall, Golden Hall, Prabhutaratna Pagoda, Ksitigarbha Hall, and the abbot’s quarters. The Golden Hall has a single-eave hip-and-gable roof covered in cylindrical tiles. The hall houses a standing statue of the Medicine Buddha. The Great Master Hall, listed in 1902 as an Important Cultural Property, contains a painting of Master Kukai. The hall has a hip-and-gable roof covered with cypress bark. The Prabhutaratna Pagoda was completed in 1935 during the Showa period, and houses the statues of the Five Great Akasagarbha Bodhisattvas.
The temple has a collection of Buddhist treasures from the medieval period, including paintings, sculptures, calligraphy, and a temple bell. The temple bell is regarded as one of the three most famous bells in Japan. It is listed as a National Treasure, together with paintings of the Mandalas of the Two Realms and Sakyamuni Buddha, as well as statues of the Medicine Buddha and the Five Great Akasagarbha Bodhisattvas. |
