Gyoran-ji
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Gyoran-ji (魚藍寺) is a temple in 4 Mita, Minato, Tokyo, Japan.
It is located in the mountain side of Tsuki no Misaki. The formal name is Suigetuin Gyoran-ji (水月院魚藍寺).
[edit] Origin of the name
The name was chosen because the principal image is Gyoran Kanzeon Bosatsu (魚藍観世音菩薩), whose figure is a maiden with her hair tied in a Chinese style topknot (唐様).
The following is a Chinese tale of the time of the Tang dynasty. The Buddha appeared in a beautiful maiden's figure, selling fish in a bamboo basket, and spread Buddhism. The sculpture was made based on this story.
[edit] See also
- Tsuki no Misaki
- For an explanation of terms concerning Japanese Buddhism, Japanese Buddhist art, and Japanese Buddhist temple architecture, see the Glossary of Japanese Buddhism.
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