Harman Patil (Editor)

Kongōshō ji

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Phone
  
+81 596-22-1710

Kongōshō-ji

Address
  
548 Asamacho, Ise, Mie Prefecture 516-0021, Japan

Similar
  
Asama Station, Matsuokannon‑ji Temple, Meoto Iwa, Ise Grand Shrine, Naikushogu

Mie kongo sho ji 4k ultra hd


Kongōshō-ji (金剛證寺) is a Rinzai school Zen temple on Mount Asama in Ise, Mie Prefecture, Japan. Founded in 825 by Kōbō Daishi, it is said to protect Ise Jingū from the northeast.

Contents

Buildings

The seven by six bay, yosemune-zukuri Hondō (1609), with hinoki bark roof, is an Important Cultural Property.

Treasures

  • Portrait of Kuki Yoshitaka (1607) (Important Cultural Property).
  • Heian period statue of Uhōdōji (Important Cultural Property).
  • Kamakura period statue of Jizō Bosatsu (Important Cultural Property).
  • Heian period tachi (Important Cultural Property).
  • Heian period bronze mirror with twin phoenixes (Important Cultural Property).
  • Artefacts from the Kyōgamine sutra mound (1159–1173) (National Treasure). These include bronze sutra containers, mirrors with Amida and the Amida triad, and ceramics. The area of funerary monuments where these items were found has been designated an Historic Site.

    • References

    Kongōshō-ji Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA