Seikaji Temple

Japanese: 棲霞寺 - せいかじ

(1) An old temple in Setsuzan, northeast of Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China. Also written as Qixia Temple. According to the "Records of Gaoseng," it is said that the first temple was built by the Southern Qi monk Ming Shao, who built a hermitage and established a Buddhist monk temple after receiving Buddhist teachings. After the Tang dynasty, the temple's name was changed many times, but in 1392 it was restored to Qixia Temple. There is an octagonal five-story stone pagoda (from the Sui dynasty) with a relief of the eight aspects of Shakyamuni Buddha on the base. (2) Another name for Seiryo Temple.

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Japanese:

（１）中国，江蘇(こうそ)省ナンキンの北東，摂山(しょうざん)にある古寺。栖霞寺とも記す。《高僧伝》によれば南斉の高士明僧紹が草庵を結び，法度を迎えて寺としたのが最初といわれる。唐以後寺名はたびたび改称されたが，1392年棲霞寺に復した。基壇に釈迦八相図の浮彫のある八角五重の石塔（隋代）がある。（２）清凉(せいりょう)寺の別名。

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