Daisen-ji

Daisen-ji Amida-do Building, An Important Cultural Property Main Hall

Daisen-ji (大山寺 Daisenji) is a Buddhist temple, in Daisen, Tottori, Japan.

History

Daisen-ji is located in the middle of Daisen, and was opened as a training area for shugendo, in the 7th century. After the 9th century, this temple came under the control of the Tendai Buddhist sect as one of the most important of its centers in this region. The head monk, or Zashu, of this temple had been sent from the Enryaku-ji in Kyoto, the headquarter of Tendai sect. With the Shinbutsu bunri (literally, Shinto-Buddhism-separation) after the Meiji Restoration, this temple was separated from Ōgamiyama Jinja.

Main Objects of Worship

• Juchimen-Kannon
• Amida Nyorai

Cultural Properties

This temple has the following Important Cultural Property selected by Japanese government:

• The Amida Hall (Constructed in 1592)
• The three Amida divinities
• Juchimen-Kannon of Bronze
• Two Kannon-Bosatsu (one from the 8th century, the other made in China in the 12th century)
• The iron Buddhist altar

Access

• Daisen-ji Bus Stop of Nihon Kotsu

See also

• For an explanation of terms concerning Japanese Buddhism, Japanese Buddhist art, and Japanese Buddhist temple architecture, see the Glossary of Japanese Buddhism.

References

[1] Official Home Page of Daisen Tourist Bureau