Located in Enmae-cho, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto City, this temple belongs to the Koyasan Shingon sect. It is called Komyo-san and commonly known as Senbon Enma-do. It is said to have originated when the priest Jokaku started the Dai-Nembutsu-odori dance at the beginning of the Kannin era (1017-21). A statue of Enma (made in the Muromachi period) is enshrined in the main hall, and on the wall is a painting of the underworld by Kano Mitsunobu. A standing statue of Ono no Takamura is also enshrined. The Rokusai Nembutsu-odo dance, which is performed to welcome the spirits of deceased during the Obon festival (August 8-16), is a familiar annual event with a strong local flavor. In late April, when the cherry blossoms (also called Senbonzakura) around the Fugenzo statue in the temple are in full bloom, a Nembutsu Kyogen performance (known as Enma-do Kyogen in contrast to Mibu Kyogen) is held. The Jujuishitoba (10-story stone pagoda) (made by En Asakusa), known as the memorial tower for Murasaki Shikibu, is a national important cultural property. [Shoji Mori] Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend |
京都市上京(かみぎょう)区閻魔前(えんままえ)町にあり、高野山(こうやさん)真言宗に属する寺。光明山(こうみょうさん)と号し、俗に千本閻魔堂といわれる。定覚(じょうかく)律師が寛仁(かんにん)年間(1017~21)の初めに大念仏踊(だいねんぶつおどり)を始めたのが起源と伝えられる。本堂には閻魔像(室町時代作)が祀(まつ)られ、壁面には狩野光信(かのうみつのぶ)筆の「冥府(めいふ)の図」が描かれている。また小野篁(おののたかむら)立像も安置される。旧盆(8月8~16日)の精霊(しょうりょう)迎えの六斎(ろくさい)念仏踊は、郷土色豊かな年中行事として人々に親しまれている。また寺内の普賢像(ふげんぞう)の桜(千本桜ともいう)が盛りの4月下旬には、念仏狂言(壬生(みぶ)狂言に対し閻魔堂狂言といわれる)が催される。紫式部(むらさきしきぶ)供養塔と称される十重石塔婆(じゅうじゅういしとうば)(円阿作)は国の重要文化財。 [森 章司] 出典 小学館 日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ)日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ)について 情報 | 凡例 |
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