Kandaiji Temple

...In the 7th century, powerful clans gradually built temples, and by 624 (the 32nd year of the reign of Empress Suiko), the number of temples reached 46. Ancient temples with seven halls (arrangements of temple buildings) called Shitennoji-style or Horyu-ji-style were being built. However, under the Ritsuryo system, many of these clan temples came under state control and protection, and were turned into official temples. Laws on Monks and Nuns and Laws on Temples were issued, and by 692 (the 6th year of the reign of Empress Jito), the number of temples under state protection reached 945, and the government designated several centrally located temples as official temples. The official temples received special treatment from the state and their numbers gradually increased, until the Engishiki lists 15 temples: Todai, Kofuku, Gango, Taian, Yakushi, Seidai, Horyu, Shinyakushi, Honganko, Shodai, To, Sai, Shitenno, Sufuku, and Kofuku. Their main mission, along with the official temples of the various provinces, namely the Kokubunji and Kokubunji nunneries, was to pray for the protection of the Ritsuryo state.

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…そののち7世紀，有力氏族がしだいに寺院を建立，624年(推古32)寺院数46を数えたといい，四天王寺式，法隆寺式などと呼ばれる七堂伽藍の堂舎(伽藍配置)を整えた古代寺院が営まれだした。だが，律令体制下に入ると，これら氏族の寺院の多くに国家の統制や保護が加えられて官寺化がすすみ，僧尼法や寺院法が発布され，692年(持統6)国家が保護下においた寺院は945ヵ寺に達し，政府はそのうち中央にある数寺を官大寺に指定した。官大寺は国家から特別の待遇をうけて，しだいにその数もふえ，《延喜式》では東大，興福，元興（がんごう），大安，薬師，西大，法隆，新薬師，本元興，招提，東，西，四天王，崇福，弘福の15寺を数え，地方諸国の官寺，すなわち国分寺，国分尼寺とともに律令国家鎮護の祈念をおもな任務とした。…

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