Shitennoji Temple

Japanese: 四天王寺 - してんのうじ

The head temple of the Japanese sect, located in Shitennoji, Tennoji Ward, Osaka City. In the past, it was called Araryoji, Nanba-ji, etc., and is also known as Tennoji. The principal image is the Kuse Kannon Bodhisattva. It is said that it began when Prince Shotoku enshrined the Four Heavenly Kings to pray for victory during the Mononobe Moriya Rebellion. In 593, it was moved to its current location, and Keiden-in, Hiden-in, Seyaku-in, and Ryo-in were established, and the temple worked to promote Buddhism and social relief projects, which were Prince Shotoku's ideal. The layout of the temple, with the middle gate, five-story pagoda, main hall, and lecture hall lined up in a straight line from north to south, is an older style than the Horyuji style, and is said to be the Shitennoji style. Since its founding, it has suffered many fires, and was destroyed in World War II. After the war, it was rebuilt with reinforced concrete. It has long been the center of Prince Shotoku worship, and the west gate was the east gate of paradise, where people often worshiped the setting sun. The museum has a collection of many masterpieces, including a fan-shaped Lotus Sutra booklet and a hanging amulet.
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Japanese:

大阪市天王寺区四天王寺にある和宗の総本山。古くは荒陵寺，難波寺等といい，天王寺とも。本尊救世観音。聖徳太子が物部守屋の乱に際し，戦勝を祈願して四天王を安置したのに始まるといわれる。593年現在の地に移し，敬田院，悲田院，施薬院，療院を置いて，太子の理想である仏教の興隆と社会救済事業に努めた。中門・五重塔・金堂・講堂が南北に一直線に並ぶ伽藍(がらん)配置は法隆寺式よりも古い形式で四天王寺式といわれる。創建以来たびたび火災にあい，第２次大戦で焼失。戦後，鉄筋コンクリートで再建された。古くから太子信仰の中心として信仰を集め，また西門は極楽の東門として落日を拝む風習が盛んであった。扇面法華経冊子，懸守(かけまもり)等多くの名品を所蔵。
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