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Saimyoji Temple: Main Hall

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Saimyoji Temple: Main Hall (interior)

西明寺

日本滋賀犬上

又稱池寺。位於日本滋賀縣犬上郡甲良町,琵琶湖東方山麓,屬天台宗寺,西國四十九所藥師寺第三十二號之巡禮名剎。與滋賀百濟寺、金剛輪寺並稱湖東三山之名剎。僧三修始建於平安時代(794~1185)初期。相傳有一日,三修漫步於琵琶湖畔,見紫雲繚繞,池面放光,乃一心祈願而感得藥師佛應現,遂建立該寺。平安承和元年(834)仁明天皇敕賜匾額。鎌倉(1185~1333)至室町(1392~1573)時代以天台宗寺院而興盛,山內有十七座殿堂,三百間僧房。室町元龜二年(1571)該寺遭武將織田信長討伐,大多建築損毀。
 該寺現僅存本堂、三重塔、二天門,本堂及三重塔建於鎌倉時代,二天門建於室町應永十四年(1407)。其中,本堂及三重塔於一九五二年指定為日本國寶。本堂為單檐歇山頂,頂鋪檜皮,面闊、進深皆七間。堂內廚子供奉平安時代後期雕造之祕佛藥師佛像。建築結構多用圓柱、板門、細格弔窗、鐘形窗等,造型優美。
 該寺有大日如來坐像、不動明王及二童子像、二天像等,為平安、鎌倉時代作品。寺中庭園「蓬萊庭」,其景致隨四季而變化,現為日本國家名勝庭園。

For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Architecture M-S, page 913.

Cite this article:

Hsingyun, et al. "Saimyoji Temple." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Architecture M-S, vol. 3, 2016, pp. 913.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Peter Johnson, Mankuang and Lewis Lancaster. 2016. "Saimyoji Temple" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Architecture M-S, 3:913.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Johnson, P., Mankuang, & Lancaster, L. (2016). Saimyoji Temple. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Architecture M-S (Vol. 3, pp. 913).
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author = Hsingyun and Youheng and Johnson, Peter and Mankuang and Lancaster, Lewis,
booktitle = {Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Architecture M-S},
pages = 913,
title = {{Saimyoji Temple}},
volume = 3,
year = {2016}}


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