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Shitennō-ji (Japanese: 四天王寺, Temple of the Four Heavenly Kings) is a Buddhist temple in Ōsaka, Japan.It is also known as Arahaka-ji, Nanba-ji, or Mitsu-ji.The temple is sometimes regarded as the first Buddhist and oldest officially administered temple in Japan, [1] [2] although the temple complex and buildings have been rebuilt over the centuries, with the last reconstruction taking ...
Hyofuji Hiroki also agrees with Takeda's theory, saying that, considering the fact that Go-Daigo copied the "Shitennoji Enki" (The Origin of Shitennoji Temple), which is said to be in the handwriting of Prince Shotoku himself, from a calligraphic work in the collection of National Treasure (Japan), Shitennō-ji, it is certain that Go-Daigo ...
Shitennoji Gakuen Junior and Senior High School (四天王寺学園中学校・高等学校, Shitennōji Gakuen Chūgakkō Kōtōgakkō) is a private junior and senior high school in Fujiidera, Osaka Prefecture. It is a part of the Shi-Tennoji Gakuen, a group of Buddhist educational institutions affiliated with Shitennoji temple in Osaka.
Shitennoji Habikigaoka Junior and Senior High School (四天王寺羽曳丘中学校・高等学校, Shitennōji Habikigaoka Chūgakkō Kōtōgakkō) was a private junior and senior high school in Habikino, Osaka Prefecture. It is a part of the Shi-Tennoji Gakuen, a group of Buddhist educational institutions affiliated with Shitennoji temple in ...
The Japanese dry garden (枯山水, karesansui) or Japanese rock garden, often called a Zen garden, is a distinctive style of Japanese garden. It creates a miniature stylized landscape through carefully composed arrangements of rocks, water features, moss, pruned trees and bushes, and uses gravel or sand that is raked to represent ripples in ...
The ground floor rooms post-conversion still had 12-foot (3.7 m) ceilings, above the standard 8-foot (2.4 m). In 2007 the Buddhist temple conversion's apartment prices were between £485,000 and £525,000. The developer also converted the archery court and teahouse into new uses. [3]
Unlike Eisai, he declined the support of Kamakura's regent Hōjō Tokiyori and open his head temple, Eihei-ji, within the forests of today's Fukui prefecture. The success of the Zen sects, which were embraced by the warrior caste, meant that they were able to introduce to the country also a new architectural style, like the Daibutsuyō derived ...
A Buddhist temple of the Shingon sect, it once had a partner, Sai-ji (West Temple) and, together, they stood alongside the Rashomon, gate to the Heian capital. It was formally known as Kyō-ō-gokoku-ji (教王護国寺 The Temple for the Defense of the Nation by Means of the King of Doctrines), which indicates that it previously functioned as ...