Eihō-ji

Buddhist temple in Gifu Prefecture, Japan

35°20′48″N 137°07′49″E / 35.34676944°N 137.1302389°E / 35.34676944; 137.1302389ArchitectureFounderMuso KokushiCompleted1313WebsiteOfficial website

Eihō-ji (永保寺) is a Rinzai Zen Buddhist temple located in northern area of the city of Tajimi, Gifu Prefecture, Japan.^[1] Founded in the Kamakura period, two of the structures of the temple are designated National Treasures of Japan and its gardens are a nationally designated Place of Scenic Beauty.

History

Eihō-ji was established in 1313 by the Nanzen-ji branch of Rinzai Zen Buddhism.^[2] On September 10, 2003, one of the main living quarters was destroyed by a fire. After a fundraising campaign run by the residents of Tajimi, the restoration was completed on August 29, 2007.

The temple grounds are home to a number of zazen trainees, and the temple holds regular zazen sessions open to the general public. In addition to two buildings listed as National Treasures of Japan, the grounds include a pond, bridge and waterfall, and a traditional Zen garden.

References

^ Choi, Mi-Young; Hong, Kwang-Pyo (2013). "Ideological Background the Garden of Mus$\bar{o}$ Soseki". Journal of the Korean Institute of Traditional Landscape Architecture. 31 (4): 123–128. doi:10.14700/KITLA.2013.31.4.123. ISSN 1738-236X.
^ Johnson, Norris Brock (1 October 1990). "The garden in Zuisen Temple, Kamakura, Japan: Design form and phylogenetic meaning". The Journal of Garden History. 10 (4): 214–236. doi:10.1080/01445170.1990.10408293. ISSN 0144-5170.

External links

Kokeizan Eiho-ji official web site (Japanese version) Archived 9 June 2012 at the Wayback Machine

Buddhist temples in Japan

Japanese Buddhist architecture

Architectonic elements	hidden roof hisashi irimoya kaerumata: see nakazonae kairō karahafu karesansui kentozuka: see nakazonae komainu katōmado mokoshi moya nakazonae Niō or Kongōrikishi sandō shichidō garan shōrō sōrin tokyō tōrō onigawara
Mon (gates)	karamon nijūmon niōmon rōmon sanmon sōmon torii
Buildings	Chinjusha chōzuya/temizuya -dō main hall (kon-dō, hon-dō, butsuden) kuri kyōzō or kyō-dō shoin
Japanese pagodas	gorintō hōkyōintō hōtō kasatōba sotōba muhōtō tahōtō
Styles	Daibutsuyō Wayō Setchūyō Shoin-zukuri Shin-Wayō Zenshūyō Ōbaku Zen architecture
Others	A-un ken

Schools and objects of worship

Major schools	Jōdo Nichiren Shingon Tendai
Zen schools	Sōtō Ōbaku Rinzai
Nanto rokushū	Jōjitsu Hossō Kusha Kegon Ritsu Sanron
Objects of worship	Amida Nyōrai Benzaiten Dainichi Nyorai Jizō Kannon Marishi-ten Shaka Nyorai Shitennō (Four Kings) Twelve Heavenly Generals (Jūni Shinshō) Yakushi Nyorai

Other elements

Implements	kei (ritual gong) mokugyō
Others	bussokuseki butsudan Glossary of Japanese Buddhism Japanese Buddhist pantheon jingū-ji miyadera saisenbako