Anshoji Temple

A temple of the Koyasan Shingon sect in Hirabayashi-cho, Misasagi, Yamashina-ku, Kyoto City. It is also called "Anjo-ji" and is called Kissho-zan. It was founded in 848 (Kasho 1) to celebrate the longevity of Empress Junna. The original patron of the construction was Emperor Ninmyo's Empress Fujiwara no Junshi, and the temple was founded by the monk Eun, who had traveled to China. During the reign of the 11th head priest, Soi (1074-1148), the temple flourished greatly, and he established the Anjo-ji school, becoming the leading temple of the three Ono schools in terms of jiso (the etiquette of esoteric Buddhism practice), and imparting and transmitting the Dharma. However, during the Sengoku period, the temple was ravaged by war and had its stipend confiscated for not following the orders of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, causing it to fall into decline. Furthermore, during the Meiji era, the temple buildings and pagodas fell into disrepair and the temple treasures were scattered. Currently, the temple treasures include the principal image, the Eleven-Headed Kannon, the Five Wisdom Buddhas (a national important cultural property), and Jizo Bodhisattva.

[Masahiro Nomura]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

京都市山科(やましな)区御陵(みささぎ)平林町にある高野山(こうやさん)真言宗の寺。「あんじょうじ」ともよぶ。吉祥山と号す。848年（嘉祥1）淳和(じゅんな)太后の寿算を祝うため創建したもので、建立本願主は仁明(にんみょう)天皇の皇后藤原順子であり、入唐(にっとう)僧恵運(えうん)を開基とする。11世宗意（1074―1148）のころは寺運大いに興隆し、安祥寺流をおこして事相(じそう)（密教の行法(ぎょうぼう)上の作法面）において小野三流の随一寺院となり、法を授け伝えた。しかし、戦国時代に兵乱にあい、また豊臣(とよとみ)秀吉の命に従わなかったため禄(ろく)を没収されて衰え、さらに明治の廃仏棄釈により、堂塔は荒廃し、寺宝は散逸した。現在、寺宝には本尊十一面観音、五智如来(ごちにょらい)（国の重要文化財）、地蔵菩薩(じぞうぼさつ)がある。

［野村全宏］

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