唐招提寺 戒壇 - Gojocho

I can not become a priest unless I can give you precepts from my teacher. This was the biggest reason to invite Kanzaku. It can not be just self-sacrifice. The system of Japanese acceptance has changed with this. There is no building now in Todai - in Temple of Toshodaiji temple, only the altar is lonely and stingy.

It is a sacred place to become a Bhikkhu in response to the commandments.

The Kaidan-do or ordination alter of Toshodaiji Temple. This is the place to admonish the Buddha vinaya oath before a Buddhist novice becomes a monk. It is located on the west side, a metaphor of the passing of Vinaya from the west, the Buddha India & the Tang Ganjin China. The ruins of the altar of the Tang Zhaoti Temple. This was the base for monk Jianzhen to pass precepts in Japan. It is located in the west, meaning precepts come from the west, from India of the Buddha, Jianzhen Tang Dynasty.

In Japan at the beginning of the 8th century, Buddhist culture such as the construction of the Great Buddha at Todaiji Temple was in full bloom. However, there was a problem that there was no teacher who gave "commandments" to officially become a monk. Then, in 733, Ei and Fusho set out for Tang under the command of the decree and met Jianzhen Osho. After many hardships, in 753, about 20 Jianzhen delegations landed in Kagoshima, and the following year, they stepped on the soil of Heijokyo and set up an ordination platform in front of the Great Buddha Hall at Todaiji Temple for five years as a national monk. Partitioned. In 759, a "place to learn the commandments" named "Tang Ritsu Invitation" was born as a private temple, and it became possible to learn the commandments on your own initiative. Initially it was covered with a shroud, but the building was lost in a fire in 1848, leaving only three stone steps, and in 1978 a treasure tower imitating the old tower of Sanchi was built, and now Has reached.

I wondered what the ordination platform was, but I didn't feel like a temple here, so I searched online for "ordination platform". A place where the barriers for receiving the commandments are always in place. After receiving the reprimand, I learned that the priest can officially become a monk. Was Jianzhen Yamatogami able to become a monk?

The ordination platform is a place that qualifies monks and is said to be a very sacred painting for the temple. Originally, the ordination platform of Toshodaiji Temple was covered by a shroud, but it was destroyed by fire in the first year of Kaei (1848), and now there is a treasure tower built in 1978.

The treasure tower installed in the Showa period ... Super Indian flavor ... It's not like a Japanese temple here ... There was an exotic feeling ? This ... I think it's actually the most important place ✌ ⚠️ However, it is not designated as an important cultural property or national treasure ? ... Jianzhen Osho came all the way to Japan To give a commandment. What is a commandment ... A rule that a monk should follow. Only after receiving the commandments can you become a formal monk. It seems that a qualification is required to give a commandment. But there are no qualified people in Japan, so It seems that he called Jianzhen Osho from China. The facility for giving the commandments is the platform. Toshodaiji Temple also has this platform, Kanzeonji Temple in Fukuoka, With Shimotsuke Yakushiji in Tochigi It is said that it was called the Tenka Sankaidan. Even now ... I'm completely off the sightseeing course, The ordination platform remains on the west side of the Kondo of Toshodaiji Temple. □ Overview ★★★★★ (... details ...) The word "ordination platform" refers to a particularly sacred place that bestows (instructs) the "rules" of "Buddhism" to the priests. Only those who have been firmly disciplined on the platform It is finally decided to be recognized as a "monk" when he is fully satisfied. The ancestor of Kaisan, the founder of Toshodaiji Temple "Jianzhen Osho" has an ambiguous "discipline system" In the Japanese Buddhist world of the Nara period, when fairly appropriate precepts were taught, With the major purpose of introducing a formal and accurate "commandment" teaching mechanism, He is a person who came to Japan after many failures. In fact, under the guidance of Jianzhen Osho, including Todaiji Kaidando, The system for teaching the precepts in Japan will be improved. The building of "Kaidan-in", which once surely existed, was destroyed by fire in the first year of Kaei (1848), which was the end of the Edo period in the early modern period. Without being rebuilt Currently, only the three-tiered "stone platform" is left. It is rare in Toshodaiji Temple, and because the former facilities have been lost, it has not been designated as an important cultural property or national treasure, including the "stone" part. Currently, "Kaidanin" has been lost, The scenery of the huge stone, which is characterized by the treasure tower installed in the Showa period, is It's more like imagining the history of Buddhism from other Asian countries rather than Japan. It has an exotic atmosphere, As one of the largest "ordination platform" facilities in Japan It is still a big "highlight" of Toshodaiji Temple. □ Access ★★★★ Access to Toshodaiji Temple ・ 10 minutes on foot from Kintetsu Nishinokyo Station □ Visiting time ★★★ 8: 30-17: 00 Reception is until 16:30 □ Admission fee ★★ Adult: Adult: 1000 yen Middle and high school students 400 yen, Elementary school student 200 yen * Remarks Group Adults: 800 yen Middle and high school students: 320 yen Elementary school students: 160 yen * The above rates may differ during the special release. □ Cultural property ★★★★★ National treasure: Kondo, auditorium, treasure house, Roshana Buddha sitting statue, Senju Kannon statue ... etc. □ Barrier-free ★★★ For people with disabilities P: ○ Wheelchair rental: ○ Wheelchair-accessible restroom: ○ (located in the parking lot ?) Voice guidance: ○ Ostomate: ○ (located in the parking lot ?) Diaper changing table: ○ (located in the parking lot ?)

This is the place where the priests performed the ceremony to become a formal monk. The treasure tower of the Showa era is added to the charred and painful three-tiered stone steps of the Mido ruins that were burnt down by arson in the late Edo period, creating a unique atmosphere.