Kirido no Monjudo - Kirido no Monjudo

...The miraculous powers of the principal image of Manjusri (Kamakura period, Important Cultural Property) are also known from the Noh plays "Kusenoto" and "Tango Monogurui," and it is considered one of the three great Manjusri temples in Japan. It is commonly called the Kirito Manjusri Hall or the Kusedo Manjusri Hall. According to temple legend, it was founded during the Engi era (901-923), changed from Shingon Buddhism to Rinzai Buddhism at the end of the Kamakura period, and in the early modern period it belonged to the Myoshinji school, with a temple land of 50 koku. ...

*Some of the terminology used in reference to the "Kirido Monjudo Hall" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…本尊文殊菩薩(鎌倉期，重要文化財)の霊験は，謡曲《九世戸（くせのと）》《丹後物狂（ものぐるい）》でも知られ，日本三文殊の一つとされる。切戸（きれと）の文殊堂，九世戸（くせど）の文殊堂と俗にいう。寺伝によると延喜年間(901‐923)の開創，鎌倉末期に真言宗から臨済宗に転じ，近世初期に妙心寺派に属し，寺領50石をもった。…

※「切戸の文殊堂」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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