Jurin-in Temple

This Shingon Daigo temple is located in Jurin-in-cho, Nara City. Its name is Uhozan. Its principal image is a stone Jizo Bodhisattva. According to temple legend, it was founded by Asano Nakai at the request of Emperor Gensho, and is said to be a sub-temple of Gangoji. It takes its name from the Jizo Jyurin Sutra, and the eighth chapter of the Shasekishu (Collection of Shaseki) (1283) by Muju Hoshi states that the temple was a place of Jizo worship. During the Edo period, the temple was granted 50 koku of land. Within the temple grounds are the main hall (national treasure) and south gate (national important cultural property) from the Kamakura period, as well as the Miei-do hall (prefectural cultural property) from the late Muromachi period. The stone statue of Jizo Bodhisattva, the wooden statue of Fudo Myo-o and the two standing children are designated as important cultural properties of Japan. There are also stone carvings and stone Buddha statues throughout the garden. The Jizo-e ceremony is held on July 23rd and 24th.

[Hiromune Mashiba]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

奈良市十輪院町にある真言(しんごん)宗醍醐(だいご)派の寺。雨宝山(うほうざん)と号する。本尊は石造地蔵菩薩(ぼさつ)。寺伝では元正(げんしょう)天皇の勅願によって朝野魚養(あさのなかい)が開基と伝え、元興寺(がんごうじ)の子院といわれる。『地蔵十輪経』から名がつけられ、無住法師の『沙石集(しゃせきしゅう)』（1283）第8に、当寺が地蔵信仰の場としていた記述がみられる。江戸時代には寺領50石を賜る。境内には鎌倉時代の本堂（国宝）と南門（国の重要文化財）、室町後期の御影(みえい)堂（県の文化財）などがある。地蔵菩薩を刻んだ石仏龕(せきぶつがん)、木造不動明王および二童子立像は国の重要文化財。また庭園一帯には石彫物や石仏群がみられる。7月23、24日に地蔵会(え)が行われる。

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