Horyujii Temple


Kondo and pagoda

Horyuji,( lit. Temple of the Flourishing Law) is a Buddhist temple that was once one of the powerful Seven Great
Temples, in Ikaruga, Nara Prefecture. Its full name is Horyu Gakumonji, or Learning Temple of the Flourishing Law,
the complex, serving as both a seminary and monastery. The temple's pagoda is widely acknowledged to be one of
the oldest wooden buildings existing in the world, underscoring Horyuji's place as one of the most celebrated temples
in Japan. In 1993, Horyuji was inscribed together with Hokkiji as a UNESCO World Heritage Site under the name
Buddhist Monuments in the Horyuji Area. The Japanese government lists several of its structures, sculptures and
artifacts as National Treasures. A 2001 study of its 'shinbashira', the central wooden column almost suspended
inside the To (pagoda), concluded the building to be a century older than previously thought.


法隆寺は、奈良県生駒郡斑鳩町にある寺院。聖徳宗の総本山である。別名は斑鳩寺（いかるがでら）など法隆寺のある
斑鳩の地は、生駒山地の南端近くに位置し、大和川を通じて大和と河内とを結ぶ交通の要衝であった 法隆寺は7世紀に
創建され、古代寺院の姿を現在に伝える仏教施設であり、聖徳太子ゆかりの寺院である。創建は金堂薬師如来像光背銘、
推古15年（607年）とされる。金堂、五重塔を中心とする西院伽藍と、夢殿を中心とした東院伽藍に分けられる。境内の
広さは約18万7千平方メートルで、西院伽藍は現存する世界最古の木造建築物群である。 法隆寺の建築物群は法起寺と共に、
1993年に「法隆寺地域の仏教建造物」としてユネスコの世界遺産（文化遺産）に登録された。建造物以外にも、飛鳥・
奈良時代の仏像、仏教工芸品など多数の文化財を有する。
Source: Wikipedia


(L) An approach to the Horyuji temple (R) A bus connects JR station and the temple

The central gate of Horyuji temple 南大門

Five-story Pagoda of Horyuji temple
Horyuji Temple was founded in 607 by Prince Shotoku, who is credited with the early promotion of Buddhism in Japan.
Horyuji contains the world's oldest surviving wooden structures.

(L) Eastern Precinct, Yumedono( Hall of Dreams ) 東院夢殿 (M) Yumedono roof decoration (R) Amidhaba paradise before fire

Dragon ornaments on the roof

(L) Large auditorium in the left 大講堂 Bell tower in the right 鐘楼 (R) Tsunafuzo ( a kind of storehouse ) 綱封蔵

(L) Eastern corridor 東回廊 (R) Houtyuji temple ( Kondo ) 金堂

(L) A bell tower beyond the corridor 回廊の先に鐘楼 (R) Kondo 金堂
　
(L) Saiendo 西円堂 (M) A Siberian cat at Sankeiin temple 経院西室のシベリア猫 (R) Sankeiin temple 三経院・西室

(L) Large auditorium and a bronze lantern 大講堂 (R) Pagoda viewed from the base level 五重塔

（Ｌ) Haiku stone monument 石碑: 正岡子規の俳句「柿食えば鐘が鳴るなり法隆寺」(R) Goshuin written at Houryuji temple

Sound of bell of Horyuji temple


(L) The hall dedicated to the souls of ancestors in the left, and Tumamuro in the right 左が聖霊院(左）右が妻室
(R) A connecting road between the Western Precinct and Eastern Precinct 参道


Toshodaiji Temple　唐招提寺


Toshodaiji temple, Nara

Toshodaiji is a Buddhist temple of the Risshu sect in the city of Nara. The Classic Golden Hall, also known as the kondo,
has a single story, hipped tiled roof with a seven bay wide facade. It is considered the archetype of 'classical style'.
It was founded in 759 by the Tang dynasty Chinese monk Jianzhen during the Nara period. Jianzhen was hired
by the newly empowered clans to travel in search of funding from private aristocrats as well. Toshodaiji is one of
the places in Nara that UNESCO has designated as World Heritage Site. A reflection written by Yan Wenjing on
the hope for friendly Sino-Japanese relations describing the author's discovery of Lotus flowers imported from China,
which was planted around the portrait of Jianzhen in the Toshodaiji temple is included as one of the oral
assessment passages on the Putonghua Proficiency Test.


(L) Jianzhen by anonymous sculptor (Toshodaiji, Nara) (National Treasure) 国宝 鑑真和上像
This Nara period wooden statue vividly represents both Ganjin's gentle personality and his indomitable willpower.
(M) Painting at the time of the Jianzhen's sixth success Jianzhen arrived to Japan 鑑真第六回渡海図
(R) The map showing travels of the Monk Jianzhen to Nara Japan in Tang dynasty (Source:Wikipedia)


唐招提寺（とうしょうだいじ）は、奈良市五条町にある鑑真（がんじん）が建立した寺院。南都六宗の1つである律宗の総本山である。
本尊は廬舎那仏、開基（創立者）は鑑真である。唐出身の僧鑑真が晩年を過ごした寺であり、奈良時代建立の金堂、講堂を始め、
多くの文化財を有する。 唐招提寺は1998年にユネスコより世界遺産に登録されている。

　
(L) The main gate 南大門
唐招提寺を訪れた人がまず目にする建造物。昭和35年（1960）に天平様式で再建されたもので、五間の中央に三扉とする、切妻造りの建物
(R) A stone temple sign of Toshoudaiji temple

(L) Golden Hall of Toshodaiji (World Heritage Site)　金堂
堂内中央に本尊・盧舎那仏坐像、右に薬師如来立像、左に千手観音立像（いずれも国宝）が並び、天平時代を彷彿させる厳かな雰囲気に
(R) Bell tower

(L) Front blow-off deck of Golden Hall
(R) Raido 講堂
天平時代、平城宮の面影をとどめる唯一の建築物としてきわめて貴重な存在で、内部は、本尊弥勒如来坐像（重文、鎌倉時代）と、
持国天、増長天立像（重文、奈良時代）の他、多くの仏像が安置されている

(L) Raido 講堂 (R) Koro in the distance　奥に鼓楼、右に礼堂

(L) Koro 鼓楼
名称は「鼓楼」だが、現在は鑑真和上将来の仏舎利を奉安している
(M) Raido 礼堂
礼堂は、隣の鼓楼に安置された仏舎利を礼拝するための堂で、内部に釈迦如来立像（重文）・日供舎利塔を安置している
(R) Goshuin: akusejo

The way to Gobyo ( Tomb ) of Jianzhen 境内の北東の静かな場所に開山御廟入口があり、突き当たりに開山御廟

Moss covers the entire garden. 開山御廟への道の両側一面に苔が密生

(L) Chozuya ( Temizuya ) and soundless pond 開山御廟の周囲には静かな池も (R) Houzou and Kyozo ( A treasure warehouse )

(R) Kyozo 経蔵: 唐招提寺創建以前の新田部親王邸の米倉を改造したものといわれ、唐招提寺で最も古い建造物であり、日本最古の校倉
(L) Houzo 宝蔵: 唐招提寺創建にあわせて建立されたといわれ、経蔵より一回り大きいその堂々たる姿は、校倉の典型である

　Toshodaiji temple, Nara


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法隆寺、唐招提寺
執筆　医学博士 宮本順伯
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