Fukiji Temple Great Hall
Fukiji Temple Great Hall (interior)
Fukiji Temple Great Hall
JAPAN, Oita, Bungotakada
Fukiji is one of the largest temples in the area and belongs to the Tendai school of Japanese Buddhism. The Great Hall was built in the late Heian period (794–1185) and is the oldest Amitabha Hall on Kyushu. It was listed as a National Treasure in 1952.
The three-by-four bay hall is built of yew and has a single-eave pyramidal roof covered with cylindrical tiles. It is surrounded by a veranda. Across the top of the sturdy columns there are thick beams, on which there are bracket arms supporting the gently sloping roof. In the center of the roof there is a harmika and jewel. Inside the hall the central worship area is surrounded by four thick round columns. A Jocho-style Amitabha Buddha sitting on a Sumeru throne is enshrined within the worship area. The wooden panel behind the statue has a large-scale depiction of the Western Pure Land.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Architecture A-F, page 345.
Cite this article:
author = Hsingyun and Youheng and Johnson, Peter and Mankuang and Lancaster, Lewis,
booktitle = {Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Architecture A-F},
pages = 345,
title = {{Fukiji Temple Great Hall}},
volume = 1,
year = {2016}}