Temple filled with old pricless items. The temple yard is quite large and there's a city through a forest thats you can get any thing you would need. The temple is a safe haven for both demons and humans whom want to live in harmony. There are twenty sevan rooms. Manily guest rooms and temple rooms used as such.
Temples are the places of worship in Japanese Buddhism. Virtually every Japanese municipality has at least one temple, while large cultural centers like Kyoto have several thousands.
Temples store and display sacred Buddhist objects. Some temples used to be monasteries, and some still function as such. Structures typically found at Japanese temples are:
Main hall
The sacred objects of worship, such as statues, are displayed in the main hall. Main halls are called kondo, hondo, butsuden, amidado or hatto in Japanese.
Example: Main hall of Todaiji in Nara.
Lecture hall
Lecture halls are for meetings and lectures and often also display objects of worship. Lecture halls are called kodo.
Example: Lecture hall of Toji in Kyoto.
Pagoda
The pagoda, a structure that has evolved from the Indian stupa, usually comes with three (sanju no to) or five (goju no to) stories. Pagodas store remains of the Buddha such as a tooth, usually in form of a representation.
Example: 3-storied pagoda of Kofukuji in Nara.
Gates
Gates mark the entrance to the temple grounds. There is usually one main gate, and possibly several additional gates, along the temple's main approach.
Example: Sanmon Gate of Kenchoji in Kamakura.
Bell
On New Year's Eve, temple bells are rung 108 times, corresponding to the Buddhist concept of 108 worldly desires.
Example: Great Bell of Kenchoji in Kamakura.
Cemetery
Most cemeteries in Japan are Buddhist and are located at a temple. The Japanese visit their ancestors' graves on many occasions during the year, especially during the obon week, the equinoctial weeks and anniversaries.
Mount Koya (Koyasan) is the center of Shingon Buddhism, a Buddhist sect which was introduced to Japan in 805 by Kobo Daishi (aka Kukai), one of the most significant personalities in Japan's religious history. Over one hundred temples stand in the small town on top of the wooded mountain.
Koyasan is one of the best places to experience a night at a temple. About fifty temples in the area function as shukubo, where tourists are welcome to overnight, try shojin ryori, the vegetarian cuisine of monks and participate in the morning prayers
 TsunKitty · Sat Sep 27, 2008 @ 03:24pm · 0 Comments |
