長岳寺本堂 - Tenri

Chogaku-ji Temple is a tono that was founded in 824 by Kobo Daishi by the imperial request of Emperor Junwa The building of the main hall that is now rebuilt in 1783 after the middle of the Edo period Amitabha statue and others built in late Heian Tamonten statue of Masucho Tencho is enshrined The other important national cultural property building is the tower Gochido Nobumeiden is behind the old Jizo-in Chogaku-ji Temple, located on the side of the mountain near Soba, is located at the foot of Mt.Ryuo. It is in a quiet and quiet environment with many trees There are cathedrals in the vast precincts, and today is in full bloom The azalea bloomed wonderfully and was lucky Also, some of the somen from the back of the storehouse Will it be a warm new men? If so, it ’s something I want to revisit in autumn.

It is wider than expected. Buddha statue of the main hall is wonderful

I visited in mid-November. I am very glad that the autumn leaves and "Great Hell Painting" have been opened.

When it comes to the autumn leaves, the appearance reflected in the free life pond is beautiful. Under the opening of the picture of the great hell

Originally it was a large temple with 300 monks and 48 towers, but it seems that it has shrunk due to repeated wars. When you walk in the precincts, you can feel the old atmosphere. Amitabha, the principal idol, is said to be the oldest surviving Buddha with a ball of eyes. I am grateful that the statue of the four heavenly kings was made 800 years ago.

The autumn leaves were very beautiful I enjoyed listening to the explanation of the hell picture scroll in the main hall.

It seems that the main hall of Chogakuji was rebuilt in 1783. Inside the temple, the statues of Amida Sanson, Tamonten and Maschoten, which are important cultural properties, are enshrined.

At the main hall, which was rebuilt in 1783 and houses the Amida Sanson statue and the Tamonten / Zhouchoten statue, it is a tangible cultural property designated by Nara Prefecture drawn by the Kano school painter Kano Sanraku during the Momoyama period from October 23 to November 30 every year. It is famous that the paper book's colored six-way picture (nine width), the so-called hell picture, is open to the public. The theme is the figure of the Enma Agency where the Great Enma is judging, the figure of the screaming hell burned by the fierce fire, the figure of the sword leaf forest invited by the beautiful woman, the figure of the shura where the conflict is constant, the car of fire, etc. The delicate patterns and depictions are wonderful, and it is always interesting to see. It is known that the Amitabha triad statue was carved in 1151 from the inscription in the womb, and it is a Buddhist statue of a nationally designated important cultural property known as the oldest example whose production date is known by the statue using the ball eye. In addition, Tamonten and Zhouchoten, which were made in the middle of the Heian period, are nationally designated important cultural properties as Buddhist statues that were moved to Chogakuji when the Jingu-ji and Omiwa-ji temples of Oomiwa Shrine were abolished due to the abolition of Buddha in the Meiji era. The roof of the main hall is very large when viewed from the opposite bank of the free life pond.