Taisan-ji (Matsuyama)
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{{nihongo|Taisan-ji|太山寺}} is a Shingon temple in Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. It is Temple 52 on the Shikoku 88 temple pilgrimage, and Temple 3 on the Thirteen Buddhist Sites of Iyo.{{Cite web|url=http://iyo13.web.fc2.com/guide.html|title=伊予十三佛霊場会 霊場寺院のご案内|website=iyo13.web.fc2.com|access-date=2019-09-24}} The Hondō is a National Treasure.
History
Taisan-ji is said to have been founded by a wealthy merchant from Kyushu in the sixth century, after he had been saved from a shipwreck by Jūichimen Kannon. The temple enjoyed imperial patronage from the time of Emperor Shōmu.{{cite book |title=The 88 Temples of Shikoku Island, Japan |page=104 |author=Miyata, Taisen |publisher=Koyasan Buddhist Temple, Los Angeles |year=2006}}
Buildings
- Hondō (Kamakura period), (National Treasure){{cite web |url=http://www.city.matsuyama.ehime.jp/kybunka/1177342_1047.html |title=Taisanji Hondō |publisher=Matsuyama City |accessdate=20 April 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927081459/http://www.city.matsuyama.ehime.jp/kybunka/1177342_1047.html |archivedate=27 September 2011 }}{{cite web |url=https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/102/3308 |title=Database of Registered National Cultural Properties |publisher=Agency for Cultural Affairs |accessdate=20 April 2011 }}{{cite web |url=http://ehime-c.esnet.ed.jp/bunkazai/kennobunkazai/shiteibunkazai/kenzoubutsu/pdf-files/kuni/1-1-16taisanjihondou.pdf |title=Taisanji Hondō |publisher=Ehime Prefecture |accessdate=20 April 2011}}
- Niōmon (Kamakura period) (Important Cultural Property){{cite web |url=http://www.city.matsuyama.ehime.jp/kybunka/1177345_1047.html |title=Taisanji Niōmon |publisher=Matsuyama City |accessdate=20 April 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927081507/http://www.city.matsuyama.ehime.jp/kybunka/1177345_1047.html |archivedate=27 September 2011 }}{{cite web |url=https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/102/3309 |title=Database of Registered National Cultural Properties |publisher=Agency for Cultural Affairs |accessdate=20 April 2011 }}{{cite web |url=http://ehime-c.esnet.ed.jp/bunkazai/kennobunkazai/shiteibunkazai/kenzoubutsu/pdf-files/kuni/1-1-17taisanjinioumon.pdf |title=Taisanji Niōmon |publisher=Ehime Prefecture |accessdate=20 April 2011}}
Treasures
- {{nihongo|Wooden statue of Jūichimen Kannon|木造十一面観音立像}} (Heian period) (Important Cultural Property){{cite web |url=http://www.city.matsuyama.ehime.jp/kybunka/1175931_1047.html |title=Taisanji Jūichimen Kannon |publisher=Matsuyama City |accessdate=20 April 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927081544/http://www.city.matsuyama.ehime.jp/kybunka/1175931_1047.html |archivedate=27 September 2011 }}{{cite web |url=https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/201/4524 |title=Database of Registered National Cultural Properties |publisher=Agency for Cultural Affairs |accessdate=20 April 2011 }}{{cite web |url=http://ehime-c.esnet.ed.jp/bunkazai/kennobunkazai/shiteibunkazai/choukoku/pdf-files/kuni/1-4-04mokuzou11menkannonritsuzou-taisanji.pdf |title=Taisanji Jūichimen Kannon |publisher=Ehime Prefecture |accessdate=20 April 2011}}
- {{nihongo|Wooden statue of Jūichimen Kannon (hibutsu)|木造十一面観音立像}} (Heian period) (Important Cultural Property){{cite web |url=http://www.city.matsuyama.ehime.jp/kybunka/1203565_1047.html |title=Taisanji Jūichimen Kannon |publisher=Matsuyama City |accessdate=20 April 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927081610/http://www.city.matsuyama.ehime.jp/kybunka/1203565_1047.html |archivedate=27 September 2011 }}{{cite web |url=https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/201/4726 |title=Database of Registered National Cultural Properties |publisher=Agency for Cultural Affairs |accessdate=20 April 2011 }}
See also
References
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Category:Buddhist temples in Ehime Prefecture
Category:Buddhist pilgrimage sites in Japan
Category:National Treasures of Japan
Category:Temples of Shingon-shū Chisan-ha
Category:Ehime Prefecture designated tangible cultural property
Category:Shikoku Pilgrimage Sites
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