Muryōkōin
| Muryōkōin 無量光院 | |
|---|---|
 Gate of Muryokoin, Koyasan | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Kōyasan School of Shingon Buddhism |
| Deity | Amida Nyorai (Amitābha) |
| Location | |
| Location | 611 Kōyasan, Kōya-chō, Ito-gun, Wakayama Prefecture |
| Country | Japan |
| Architecture | |
| Founder | Kakuhō Shinō |
| Website | |
| https://www.muryokoin.org/ (English) | |
Muryōkōin (無量光院) is a temple of Koyasan Shingon Buddhism, located on Mount Kōya (高野山, Kōya-san), Wakayama prefecture, Japan. Its name means "Temple of limitless light" and is the Japanese transliteration of Amitābha.[1]
The temple was first constructed during the Heian period by Prince Kakuhō Shinō (覚法法親王; 1092-1153),[2][3] a son of Emperor Shirakawa (白河天皇; 1053-1129; r. 1073-1087).[4] The exact year is unknown. After the devastating fire in 1888[5] on Mount Kōya (高野山, Kōya-san), the temple was united with Shicchin (悉地院) and relocated to its current location.[6]
References
- ^ Digital Dictionary of Buddhism (DDB, http://www.buddhism-dict.net/ddb/), 無量光.
- ^ "覚法法親王". 16 September 2017 – via Wikipedia.
- ^ Habukawa, Shōdō (土生川 正道), Go-shōshin kinenshi (御昇進記念誌), Muryōkōin Dōmonkai (無量光院同門会), 2008, p. 69ff.
- ^ "白河天皇". 8 November 2017 – via Wikipedia.
- ^ Nicoloff, Philip L., Sacred Kōyasan, Albany: State University of New York Press, 2008, p. 119.
- ^ http://www.asahi.com/culture/news_culture/OSK200609010033.html (悉地院はその後、無量光院と合併。)
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