Yoshimine-dera
| Yoshimine-dera 善峯寺 | |
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| Country | Japan |
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| http://www.yoshiminedera.com/ | |
Yoshimine-dera (error: {{nihongo}}: Japanese or romaji text required (help)) is a temple of the Tendai school of Buddhism in the western ward of Nishikyō-ku, in Kyoto.[1] It is built on the western hills (Nishiyama) overlooking the city.
It was founded in 1029 by Gensan.[2]
The main image is a statue of thousand-armed Kannon.[3] Notable features include the "Gliding Dragon" pine tree (Yōryu no matsu, a natural monument), which was trained to grow horizontally and was once over 50 meters long,[4][5] and a Tahōtō two-story pagoda (an Important Cultural Asset).[3]
Yoshimine-dera is the twentieth temple on the Kansai Kannon Pilgrimage.[1]
References
- ^ a b "善峯寺". Dijitaru Daijisen (in Japanese). Tokyo: Shogakukan. 2012. OCLC 56431036. Retrieved 2012-12-03.
{{cite encyclopedia}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "善峯寺". Kokushi Daijiten (in Japanese). Tokyo: Shogakukan. 2012. OCLC 683276033. Retrieved 2012-12-03.
{{cite encyclopedia}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ a b Yoshimine-dera on kyotokanko.co.jp
- ^ Marc Treib and Ron Herman, A Guide to the Gardens of Kyoto (Revised Edition), Kodansha International, 2003, ISBN 9784770029539, page 118
- ^ "善峯寺". Nihon Kokugo Daijiten (in Japanese). Tokyo: Shogakukan. 2012. OCLC 56431036. Retrieved 2012-08-02.
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