Daisen-ji Amida-do Building, An Important Cultural Property Main Hall

Daisen-ji (大山寺 Daisenji) is a Buddhist temple, in Daisen, Tottori, Japan. is a town located in Saihaku District, Tottori, Japan. As of 2003, the town has an estimated Population of 6627 and a density For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics.

History

Daisen-ji is located in the middle of Daisen, and was opened as a training area for shugendo, in the 7th century. is a volcanic mountain located in Tottori Prefecture, Japan. It has an elevation of 1729 metres is an ancient Japanese religion in which Enlightenment or oneness with kami is obtained through the study of the relationship between Man and Nature. After the 9th century, this temple came under the control of the Tendai Buddhist sect as one of the most important of its centers in this region. History The Tiantai teaching was first brought to Japan by the Chinese monk Jianzhen (鑑眞 Jp Ganjin in the middle of the 8th century, but The head monk, or Zashu, of this temple had been sent from the Enryaku-ji in Kyoto, the headquarter of Tendai sect. Not to be confused with Engaku-ji in Kamakura., a Monastery on Mount Hiei overlooking Kyoto, was founded (IPA /kʲoːto / is a city in the central part of the island of Honshū, Japan. With the Shinbutsu bunri (literally, Shinto-Buddhism-separation) after the Meiji Restoration, this temple was separated from Ōgamiyama Jinja. The term indicates the forbidding in Japan of the fusion of Shinto and Buddhism, and the effort to create a clear division between Shinto and Buddhism on one side and is a Shinto shrine, in Daisen, Tottori, Japan. Origine of this shrine Ōgamiyama Jinja is a complex of Shinto shrines

Main Objects of Worship

• Juchimen-Kannon
• Amida Nyorai

Cultural Properties

This temple has the following important cultural properties selected by Japanese government:

• The Amida Hall (Constructed in 1592)
• The three Amida divinities
• Juchimen-Kannon of Bronze
• Two Kannon-Bosatsu (one from the 8th century, the other made in China in the 12th century)
• The iron Buddhist altar

Access

• Daisen-ji Bus Stop of Nihon Kotsu

References

[1]Official Home Page of Daisen Tourist Bureau