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Chion-in

Introduction

History

Culture

Architecture

Buildings such as Sanmon and Amida-dō display examples of Irimoya-zukuri or Hip and Gable style roofs. These roofs have a Moya. A Moya is the part of the roof that protects the center of the temple. Hip and Gable roofs have 2 ridges and a hisashi (or eave) that surrounds edge.

Sanmon

Sanmon

Built by Shogun Tokugawa Hidetada in 1621.

It is 24 meters long and 50 metes wide.

This building showcases 70,000 roof tiles, a decorated interior of colorful beams with "heavenly maidens" and "flying dragons."

The interior of the gate is not open to the public, apart from the occasional tours. Inside the gate, are plain wood coffins known as, Shiraki-no-hitsugi. The plain wood coffins are apart of Chion-in's 7 wonders.

Amida-dō

Amida-dō

Built by Genchi (high priest of Chion-in.)

Originally built in front of Seishidō, the temple was moved in 1710. Amida-dō the building began to fall apart and was not rebuilt until 200 years later. The Amida-dō today is the product of the reconstruction.

The most important statue in this temple is the 2.7 meter tall statue of Amida. This statue faces east and people come to pray to Saihō Jōdo (Western Pure Land).

This temple is used for weddings for Buddhist people and other types of ceremonies.