Seiryō-ji

{{Short description|Buddhist temple in Ukyō-ku, Kyoto, Japan}}

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{{Nihongo|Seiryō-ji|清凉寺}} is a Buddhist temple in the Saga district of Ukyō-ku, Kyoto, Japan. It is also known as Saga Shaka-dō. It used to be devoted to the practice of Yuzu Nembutsu, although it has been owned by the Jōdo-shū sect since the Genroku Period.{{Cite web |title=清凉寺のご紹介 |url=http://www.seiryoji.or.jp/introduce.html |access-date=2024-06-10 |website=清凉寺（嵯峨釈迦堂）}} Initially, the temple belonged to the Kegon sect; then it became a Pure Land temple. The honzon is an image of Gautama Buddha (Shaka-nyorai). The wooden statue is a National Treasure of Japan, and is an example of a hibutsu. Seiryō-ji also possesses National Treasure statues of the Amitābha (Amida) trinity, and other National Treasures and Important Cultural Properties.[http://www.mext.go.jp/b_menu/hakusho/html/hpad199201/hpad199201_2_183.html 「我が国の文教施策」(平成4年度)［第2編 第8章 第6節 2］], MEXT (Retrieved on May 3, 2009)[http://www.kyoto.kkr.mlit.go.jp/contents/odekake/0002.html 京都の神社・寺院お出かけガイド(お宝)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080610024213/http://www.kyoto.kkr.mlit.go.jp/contents/odekake/0002.html |date=2008-06-10 }} Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (Japan) (Retrieved on May 3, 2009)

The tomb of Minamoto no Tōru, sometimes mentioned as the model for Hikaru Genji in important Japanese literary classic The Tale of Genji, resides here.

File:Seiryoji Amida Triad.jpg|Amida Triad

File:Seiryoji Buddha.jpg|Shaka Nyorai

File:Seiryoji Painting.jpg|Painting depicting the carving of the Seiryo-ji Buddha