1656年に創立された大照院は、禅宗の一派臨済宗の寺院で、長州の藩主であった毛利家の菩提寺のひとつである。大信院の敷地内、寺院の裏手には大きな墓地がある、そこには毛利秀就(1595-1651)と偶数代藩主の墓があり数百基の石燈籠に囲まれている。また、敷地内には修復された本堂と書斎、小さな禅庭園、そして日本で唯一の神道の神、赤童子の像がある。
Title Daishoin Temple
- Yamaguchi
- Topic(s)：
- Historic Sites/Castle Ruins Castles/Palaces Shrines/Temples/Churches
- Medium/Media of Use：
- Interpretive Sign
- Text Length：
- ≤250 Words
- FY Prepared：
- 2018
- Associated Tourism Board：
- hagi･gaikokunokataniwakariyasuikaisetsubunseibisuishinkyogikai
- Associated Address：
- 4132 Aomi, Tsubaki, Hagi-shi , Yamaguchi
English
Founded in 1656, Daishoin is a temple of the Rinzai School of Japanese Zen Buddhism and one of the family temples of the Mori, lords of the Choshu domain (modern-day Yamaguchi Prefecture).
A large cemetery is located behind the temple within Daishoin’s grounds. In the cemetery are the graves of Mori Hidenari (1595–1651) and the subsequent even-numbered (second, fourth, sixth, etc.) lords of the Mori clan, surrounded by hundreds of stone lanterns. The grounds also contain a restored main hall and study building, a small Zen garden, and a statue of the Shinto deity Akadoji—the only one of its kind in Japan.
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