Title Somon, Main Entrance Gate

  • Chiba
Topic(s):
Historic Sites/Castle Ruins Shrines/Temples/Churches Public Works & Institutions (Museums, etc.)
Medium/Media of Use:
Pamphlet Web Page
Text Length:
≤250 Words
FY Prepared:
2018
Associated Tourism Board:
Narita City Tourism Association
Associated Address:
1 Narita, Narita-shi , Chiba

総門


新勝寺の総高15メートルの正門は、境内と境外を区切っている。門には十二支(Chinese zodiac)の絵が彫られており、これらの動物は12年周期の各年を象徴している。楼上には、十二支に対応する八体の仏が祀られている(8体のうち4体は2つの年(動物)を守護している)。これらは、門を通る全ての人を守る仏である。

Somon, Main Entrance Gate


The fifteen-meter-high main entrance to Shinshoji Temple marks the boundary between the outside world and the temple grounds. The gate is carved with images of the twelve animals of the Chinese zodiac. Carved into the gate are images of the animals representing the twelve-year cycle of the Chinese zodiac. The eight Buddhist deities affiliated with the twelve years (four are guardians to two different years) are enshrined in the upper floor and protect all those who pass through the gate.

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