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15-415: Togano, located deep in the mountains behind Jingo-ji temple, which are famous for their autumn foliage, is considered an ideal location for mountain asceticism, and there have long been many small temples in this location. In addition to Kosan-ji, there have been other temples in the area, such as Toganoo-ji ( 度賀尾寺 ) and Toganoo-bō ( 都賀尾坊 ) . According to legend, these were said to have been established by

30-465: A special ceremonial well ( 閼伽井 , akai ) built on the grounds. Visitors can purchase tiny plates made of clay to throw out from the famous cliffs, the kin'unkei ( 錦雲渓 ) , overlooking Kiyotaki River, with the hopes of one's plate hitting the river far below. Buses from the center of the city arrive at a stop alongside the road. A long set of stairs leads down to the river, and a short bridge leads across it. A similar set of stairs leads up to

45-667: Is a Buddhist temple in Kyoto . It stands on Mount Takao to the northwest of the center of the city. The temple adheres to Shingon Buddhism . Its principal image is a statue of Bhaisajyaguru ( Yakushi Nyorai ), the Buddha of Healing or "Medicine Buddha". The temple was first established in the year 824, as a merger of two private temples founded earlier by Wake no Kiyomaro . They were the Jingan-ji (神願寺) in Kiyomaro's home province and

60-421: Is now known as Sekisui-in. In addition to Sekisui-in, today's Kōzan-ji also contains a main hall (originally part of Ninna-ji , relocated to Kōzan-ji) and a hall dedicated to the founding of the temple, which houses an important carved wooden bust of Myōe. Both of these buildings, however, are modern reconstructions. The temple possesses numerous National Treasures and Important Cultural Properties , however,

75-545: The Takaosan-ji (高雄山寺). Jingo-ji holds sixteen National Treasures of Japan . They include the honzon and other statues. Another treasure is a list written by Kūkai in 812 called the "Name List of Abhisheka [Initiates]" ( 灌頂歴名 , kanjōrekimyō ) and displays some of Kukai's talent for calligraphy. This list contains people and deities in 812 who underwent the abhisheka at Takaosan-ji presided by Kūkai . The Buddhist Sutra "Bimashōkyō", translated by Guṇabhadra ,

90-468: The embassy, and (2) for the kuge courtiers in attendance, to make sure that they were properly impressed. Katsushige was succeeded in this role by his eldest son, Shigemune, who held the office from 1620 through 1654. The merit earned by Katsushigu and Shigemune was remembered years later when devastation of the Itakura family was threatened by the otherwise unpardonable actions of a descendant. He

105-525: The gate of the temple. 35°3′18.06″N 135°40′15.12″E  /  35.0550167°N 135.6708667°E  / 35.0550167; 135.6708667 Itakura Katsushige Itakura Katsushige ( 板倉 勝重 , 1545 – June 14, 1624) was a Japanese daimyō of the Azuchi–Momoyama Period to early Edo period . He fought at the side of Tokugawa Ieyasu at the Battle of Sekigahara in 1600. He

120-493: The highest mountain." ( 日、出でて、まず高き山を照らす , hi, idete, mazu takakiyama wo terasu ) . The temple has been destroyed numerous times by fire and war. The oldest extant building is Sekisui-in ( 石水院 ) , which dates from the Kamakura period (1185–1333). Jingo-ji houses a diagram of Kōzan-ji that was drawn in 1230, some 20 years after it was constructed. The diagram is registered as an important cultural property, because it shows

135-500: The imperial orders of Emperor Kōnin in 774, however, the accuracy of these claims is not clear. In 1206, Myōe , a Kegon Buddhist priest who had been serving at nearby Jingo-ji, was granted the land to construct a temple by Emperor Go-Toba . He selected the name Hiidetemazukousanwoterasuyama-no-tera ( 日出先照高山之寺 ) . The temple's name was taken from a line in the Avatamsaka sutra : "When the sun appears, it first casts its light upon

150-475: The majority of them are currently on loan to national museums in Kyoto and Tokyo. A large number of buildings, picture scrolls, carvings, furnishings and old writings have been registered as important cultural properties. The most significant among these include: 35°03′37″N 135°40′42″E  /  35.06028°N 135.67833°E  / 35.06028; 135.67833 Jingo-ji Jingo-ji ( 神護寺 )

165-403: The original layout of the temple. From the diagram, we know that Kōzan-ji originally consisted of a large gate, a main hall, a three-storied pagoda, a hall dedicated to Amitabha , a hall dedicated to Lohan, a bell tower, a scripture hall, and a Shinto shrine dedicated to the tutelary deity of the area. However, all of these buildings have since been destroyed, except for the scripture hall, which

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180-534: The period spanning the years from 1601 through 1620. In addition to administrative duties, the shoshidai' s participation in ceremonial events served a function in consolidating the power and influence of the shogunate. For example, in September 1617, a Korean delegation was received by Hidetada at Fushimi Castle, and Katsuhige was summoned for two reasons (1) for the Koreans, to underscore the importance accorded

195-522: The present Daishi-dō is of uncertain date. Itakura Katsushige , a daimyō and former Kyoto shoshidai in the Tokugawa shogunate , commissioned a major reconstruction in 1623. Another reconstruction took place in the 1930s with a contribution from Gendō Yamaguchi. Present structures include the following: The temple is located above the Kiyotaki River ( 清滝川 , kiyotakigawa ) , and has

210-674: Was also an ordained Shin Buddhist priest. Katsuhige's daimyō family claimed descent from the Shibukawa branch of the Seiwa Genji . The Itakura identified its clan origins in Mikawa Province , and the descendants of Katsuhige were considered the elder branch of the clan. Katsuhige was sometimes identified by his title, Iga-no kami. He served in the Tokugawa shogunate as the second Kyoto Shoshidai , holding office in

225-574: Was handed down at the temple. It is "one of the a volume from the Issaikyō (a Buddhist corpus), commonly known as Jingo-ji kyō , the corpus originally consisted of more than 5,400 volumes in total, but only 2,317 still remain as the rest were scattered outside the temple." Buildings at Jingo-ji have been destroyed by fire and war. Of the original buildings, only the Daishi-dō survived the Ōnin War ; even

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