Zuishin-in Temple

This temple is located in Onogoryo-cho, Yamashina-ku, Kyoto City, and is of the Zentsuji school of the Shingon sect. It is called Gyuhi-san. It is also commonly called Zuishin-in Monzeki or Ono Monzeki. The principal image is Nyoirin Kannon. It was founded by Ningai in 1018 (Kannin 2), and was called Gyuhi-san Mandala-ji Temple, where a Nyoirin Kannon statue was enshrined. Ningai demonstrated his ability to understand the law and excelled in practical matters, and founded the Ono school, from which the six Ono schools branched off. Among them, since the fifth abbot Zoshun established the Zuishin-in school, Zuishin-in, which was one of the temples of Mandala-ji, became the name of a single mountain. During the Kamakura period, it became a monzeki temple and flourished, but was burned down during the Onin War, and in 1599 (Keicho 4), Zuishin-in was rebuilt on the former site of Mandala-ji. During the Meiji period, it was the head temple of the Ono school of Shingon Buddhism, but in 1931 (Showa 6), it merged with the Zentsuji school of Shingon Buddhism. Currently, it includes the main hall, front study, large entrance hall, and kuri (kitchen), and the grounds are a national historic site. Temple treasures include the seated statue of Amida Nyorai (late Heian period), seated statue of Vajrasattva, a colored Aizen mandala painting on silk, and Zuishin-in documents, all of which are important national cultural properties.

[Katsumata Toshinori]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

京都市山科(やましな)区小野御霊(おのごりょう)町にある真言(しんごん)宗善通寺派の寺。牛皮山(ぎゅうひさん)と号する。俗に随心院門跡(もんぜき)、小野門跡という。本尊は如意輪観音(にょいりんかんのん)。1018年（寛仁2）仁海(にんがい)が創建し、牛皮山曼荼羅寺(まんだらじ)と称して如意輪観音を安置したのに始まる。仁海は法験を現し、事相(じそう)に優れて小野流を開いたが、その門葉から小野六流が分派した。なかでも第5世の増俊(ぞうしゅん)が随心院流をおこして以来、曼荼羅寺の一院であった随心院が一山の名称となった。鎌倉時代には門跡寺院となり、大いに発展したが、応仁(おうにん)の乱のとき炎上し、1599年（慶長4）曼荼羅寺の旧跡に随心院が再興された。明治時代には真言宗小野派の本山であったが、1931年（昭和6）真言宗善通寺派と合併した。現在は本堂、表書院、大玄関、庫裡(くり)などがあり、境内は国史跡。寺宝には、阿弥陀如来坐像(あみだにょらいざぞう)（平安後期）、金剛薩埵(さった)坐像、絹本着色愛染(あいぜん)曼荼羅図、随心院文書などの国重要文化財がある。

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