Title Daio Hoden (Main Building)

  • Yamaguchi
Topic(s):
Historic Sites/Castle Ruins Shrines/Temples/Churches Public Works & Institutions (Museums, etc.)
Medium/Media of Use:
Interpretive Sign
Text Length:
≤250 Words
FY Prepared:
2018
Associated Tourism Board:
hagi・gaikokunokataniwakariyasuikaisetsubunseibisuishinkyogikai
Associated Address:
1647 Chinto, Hagi-shi , Yamaguchi

17世紀後半に建てられた大雄宝殿は、僧侶が仏教の神々を尊重する儀式を行うための主な建物となっている。本尊には歴史ある釈迦牟尼の仏像が描かれているが、それ以来取り壊された建物から集められた他の彫像も収められている。黄檗宗は中国の影響を受けた要素がいくつか見られる。堂内の全ての仏像は、仏師によって中国様式に彫られている。床は日本の建物でよくみられる畳敷きではなく、石灰漆喰と粘土の土の床である三和土である。黄檗の僧たちは跪いて読経するのではなく、立って読経をしている。格子天井にも、中国の建築様式の影響を受けた黄檗宗の特徴が表れている。

Built in the late seventeenth century, the daio hoden is the main building of Tokoji Temple where the monks conduct rituals to honor Buddhist deities. The main statue (honzon) of this hall depicts the historical Buddha, Shakyamuni, but the hall also contains other statues which were collected from buildings that have since been destroyed.

The hall contains several elements unique to the Obaku Zen school that indicate its Chinese heritage: the statues are all hand-carved by monks in the Chinese style. Instead of being covered with tatami mats as would be typical in a Japanese building, the floor is tataki, packed lime plaster and clay. Rather than kneeling to recite their prayers, Obaku Zen monks pray while standing. Even the coffered ceiling is characteristic of Obaku Zen in the resemblance it bears to Chinese architecture.

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