Kiyomizu-dera (Isumi, Chiba)
| Kiyomizu-dera 清水寺 | |
|---|---|
 Kiyomizu-dera, Isumi, Chiba Prefecture | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Tendai |
| Location | |
| Location | 1270 Kamone, Misaki-machi, Isumi, Chiba Prefecture |
| Country | Japan |
| Architecture | |
| Founder | Sakanoue no Tamuramaro |
| Completed | 9th century (traditionally) |
| Website | |
| http://www.kiyomizudera.info/ | |
Kiyomizu-dera (清水寺) is a Buddhist temple located in the city of Isumi in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. According to an alternate reading of the name in Japanese, the temple is also referred to as Seisui-ji, and is commonly known as the Kiyomizu Kannon. Kiyomizu-dera is the 32nd temple in the Bandō Sanjūsankasho, or the circuit of 33 Buddhist temples in Eastern Japan sacred to bodhisattva Kannon.
According to legend, Kiyomizu-dera was founded in the Heian period by Sakanoue no Tamuramaro, the first shogun of Japan. Sakanoue no Tamuramaro, closely associated with the construction of Kiyomizu-dera in Kyoto, reputedly built the Isumi temple as a replica of the well-known Kyoto temple of the same name. Nearly all temple structures of the Heian period were destroyed by fire at some time in the Muromachi period between 1469-148, and today few Heian period remnants are extant. The present hon-dō (Main Hall) was reconstructed between 1688 and 1703.
Structures
- Bell tower
- Okuin-dō
- Shi Tennō-mon
- Niōmon
Order in Buddhist Pilgrimages
- Bandō Sanjūsankasho
- 31 Kasamori-ji -- 32 Kiyomizu-dera (Isumi, Chiba) -- 33 Nago-dera
Sources
- "Enpuku-ji". Nihon Rekishi Chimei Taikei (日本歴史地名大系 “Compendium of Japanese Historical Place Names”). Tokyo: Netto Adobansusha. 2010. Retrieved 2010-07-15.
- Chiba-ken Kōtō Gakkō Kyōiku Kenkyūkai. Rekishi Bukai. (1989). Chiba-ken no rekishi sanpo (千葉県の歴史散步 "A Walk of Chiba Prefecture's History"). Tokyo: Yamakawa Shuppansha. ISBN 978-4-634-29120-1.