Ryūshō-in
| Ryūshō-in | |
|---|---|
龍正院 | |
 Kannon-dō (Hondō) | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Buddhist |
| Deity | Jūichimen Kannon Bosatsu |
| Rite | Tendai |
| Status | functional |
| Location | |
| Location | 1196 Namegawa, Narita-shi, Chiba-ken |
| Country |  Japan |
  Shown within Chiba Prefecture  Ryūshō-in (Japan) | |
| Geographic coordinates | 35°52′01.5″N 140°20′31.0″E / 35.867083°N 140.341944°E |
| Architecture | |
| Founder | c.Ennin |
| Completed | c.838 |
| Website | |
| Official website} | |
Ryūshō-in (龍正院) is a Buddhist temple located in the Namegawa neighborhood of the city of Narita, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. It is a temple of the Tendai school and its honzon is a statue of Jūichimen Kannon Bosatsu, called the Namegawa Kannon (滑河観音). The temples full name is Namegawa-zan Ryūshō-in Shōfuku-ji (滑河山龍正院 勝福寺). The temple is the 28th stop on the Bandō Sanjūsankasho pilgrimage route. [1]
Overview
The origins of this temple are uncertain. According to the temple's legend, in the year 838 there was a great drought. The ruler of Namegawa Castle, Oda Masaharu, supported the people by donating grain and money and praying the Lotus Sutra. His daughter, Princess Asahi promised to bring help from Kannon Bosatsu and disappeared into the Tone River. An old monk then appeared in a boat and brought a small Kannon figure, which he gave to the lord. Living conditions in the area improved and he requested that Ennin construct a temple. The small Kannon figure is a hibutsu hidden image within the current honzon statue, which the temple attributes to the famed sculptor Jōchō. The temple's Niōmon gate dates Bunki era (1501-1504) and is designated a National Important Cultural Property.
The temple is a 20-minute walk from Namegawa Station on the JR East Narita Line.
-
Niōmon (ICP) -
Kannon-dō
Cultural Properties
National Important Cultural Properties
- Niō-mon (仁王門), Muromachi period, built in the Bunki era (1501-1504). Designated a National Important Cultural Property in 1916. [2]
Chiba Prefectural Tangible Cultural Properties
- Hondō (本堂) Edo Period, built in 1698. It is a five-by-five bay square hall, and has a hipped roof. [3]
- Bronze Waniguchi gong (鋳銅鰐口) Muromachi Period. It has a diameter of 54.0 cm, with an eight-leaf, multi-petaled lotus pattern in the center divided into three layers by obi lines on both sides. It is inscribed with the date of 1516 and that it was made by a local foundry worker and dedicated to Shōfuku-ji (Ryūshō-in). [4]
- Bronze Hōkyōintō (銅造宝篋印塔) Edo Period. The hōkyōintō pagoda is on the left hand side when facing the main hall in the Ryūshō-in precincts. It is placed on a four-tier ashlar platform, 4.97 meters high, the width of one side of the lowest pedestal is 3.37 meters, the side of the copper pedestal is 1.468 meters, the height of the pedestal is 1.46 meters from the ground, and it is made of cast bronze. The accompanying bronze tag indicates that it was cast on April 5, 1718, by Takumi Obata, a resident of Kanda, Edo. In addition, the names of many people who donated construction funds are engraved in the space between the bronze pedestals. [5]
References
- ^ Yuichi Kobayashi (2020). 坂東三十三ヶ所札所めぐり 観音霊場巡礼ルートガイド. Meitsu shuppan. ISBN 4780426049.
- ^ "竜正院仁王門" (in Japanese). [Chiba Prefectural Board of Education. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
- ^ "龍正院本堂" (in Japanese). [Chiba Prefectural Board of Education. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
- ^ "鋳銅鰐口（永正十三年在銘）" (in Japanese). [Chiba Prefectural Board of Education. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
- ^ "龍正院銅造宝篋印塔附:銅造棟札" (in Japanese). [Chiba Prefectural Board of Education. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
Chiba-ken kotogakko Kyoiku Kenkyukai. Chiba-Ken no rekishi sampo. Yamakawa Shuppan. pp. 172–173. ISBN 978-4-634-24612-6.
External links
Media related to Ryūshō-in (Narita, Chiba) at Wikimedia Commons
- Official home page(in Japanese)
- Bando Pilgrimage official site(in Japanese)