Nariaiji Temple

This temple is located in Nariai-ji, Miyazu City, Kyoto Prefecture. It is a special head temple of the Koyasan Shingon sect. Its mountain name is Nariai-san. The principal image is Shokanzeon Bosatsu (Shoukanzeon Bosatsu). It is the 28th Kannon temple of the Thirty-Three Western Temples. It is also called Hashidate Kannon. It is said that in 704 (Keiun 1), the temple was founded by Shin'o Shonin, who was impressed by the scenery of this place overlooking Amanohashidate, one of the Three Most Scenic Spots of Japan, at the request of Emperor Mommu. The miraculous power of this temple as a Kannon sacred site is also described in "Konjaku Monogatarishu" and "Ryojin Hisho", and it had a great influence during the Heian period. Since the Kamakura period, the temple has been completely destroyed three times by landslides, fires from war, and lightning, but was rebuilt each time. The current building was rebuilt between the Tenbun and Bunka eras (1532-1818). Temple treasures include a red glass Amida statue painted on silk by Chodensu, a list of all the fields in Tango Province by the Shogoho inscribed on paper (all of which are nationally important cultural properties), an iron bath from the Kamakura period, and a dragon facing forward that is said to have been made by Hidari Jingoro in the inner sanctuary of the main hall.

[Masahiro Nomura]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

京都府宮津市成相寺にある寺。高野山真言(こうやさんしんごん)宗の別格本山。山号は成相山。本尊は聖観世音菩薩(しょうかんぜおんぼさつ)。西国(さいごく)三十三所第二十八番観音札所。橋立観音(はしだてかんのん)と称される。704年（慶雲1）真応上人(しんおうしょうにん)が文武(もんむ)天皇の勅願により日本三景の一つ天橋立(あまのはしだて)を眼下に見下ろすこの地の風景を賞して開創したという。『今昔(こんじゃく)物語集』『梁塵(りょうじん)秘抄』などにも観音霊場としての当寺の霊験が説かれており、平安時代には大きな勢力を有した。鎌倉時代以後、寺は山崩れや兵火、雷火などで三度全滅し、そのつど復興された。現在の建物は天文(てんぶん)から文化(ぶんか)年間（1532～1818）にかけて再建されたもの。寺宝に兆殿司(ちょうでんす)筆の絹本着色紅玻璃(はり)阿弥陀(あみだ)像、紙本墨書丹後(たんご)国諸庄(しょう)郷保総田数帳目録（以上、国重要文化財）、鎌倉時代の鉄湯舟があり、本堂内陣には左甚五郎(じんごろう)作と伝える真向(まむき)の竜がある。

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