Hokekyō-ji (Ichikawa)
{{Short description|Buddhist temple in Chiba Prefecture}}
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Image:Hokekyouji.jpg (1678), an Important Cultural Property; believed to have been modelled on the Honden-Haiden of Kibitsu Jinja]]
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{{nihongo|Hokekyō-ji|法華経寺}} is a temple of the Nichiren-shū[http://www.nichiren-shu.org/AboutUs/major/hokekyoji.html Nichiren Shū: Hokekyō-ji (Ichikawa)] founded during the Kamakura period in Ichikawa, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. One of Nichiren's most important writings the Risshō Ankoku Ron,Commentated version of the Rissho Ankoku Ron:[https://web.archive.org/web/20041216195843/http://nichirenscoffeehouse.net/Ryuei/RAR.html] regarded as one of the National Treasures of Japan, is kept at the temple. Next to other documents it is being presented to the public on 3 November each year.
Buildings
- Shisoku-mon (Sengoku period) (Important Cultural Property){{cite web |url=https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/102/466 |title=Database of Registered National Cultural Properties |publisher=Agency for Cultural Affairs |accessdate=4 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191227003026/https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/102/466 |archive-date=27 December 2019 |url-status=dead }}
- Hokkedō (Sengoku period) (ICP){{cite web |url=https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/102/465 |title=Database of Registered National Cultural Properties |publisher=Agency for Cultural Affairs |accessdate=4 May 2011}}
- Five-storey pagoda (1622) (ICP){{cite web |url=https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/102/464 |title=Database of Registered National Cultural Properties |publisher=Agency for Cultural Affairs |accessdate=4 May 2011}}
- Soshidō (1678) (ICP){{cite web |url=https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/102/467 |title=Database of Registered National Cultural Properties |publisher=Agency for Cultural Affairs |accessdate=4 May 2011}}
Restoration of the Soshidō
When the {{nihongo|Soshidō|祖師堂}} was dismantled for repairs in 1987, evidence from the fabric and forty-five wooden tablets that were found suggested that the original form had been altered in the rebuilding of 1741. It was understood that originally the building resembled the Honden-Haiden of Kibitsu Jinja and, after an inscription was founded by the master carpenter of 1678 who came from that area, the hall was remodelled on that basis. A wooden shingle roof was installed and the old copper sold off for use by sculptors.{{cite book |title=Architectural Preservation in Japan |author=Larsen, Knut Einar |publisher=ICOMOS International Wood Committee |year=1994 |pages=121–5 |ISBN=82-519-1432-9}}
See also
References
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External links
- {{in lang|ja}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20110228115357/http://www.hokekyoji.com/index-new2.htm Hokekyō-ji homepage]
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Category:Buddhist temples in Ichikawa, Chiba
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