Nittaiji Temple

Japanese: 日泰寺 - にったいじ
Nittaiji Temple

A temple located in Houou-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya. It is an independent temple managed by 19 sects in rotation. Its mountain name is Kakuozan. The principal image was originally the Shaka Nyorai (Shaka Nyorai) of the Ben Chiang Sang Temple in Laos. In 1898 (Meiji 31), the remains of the true Buddha were excavated by the British sect William Pebbe in Piprahwa, northern India, and were divided and enshrined in England, India, and Thailand (then Siam). In 1900 (Meiji 33), the King of Thailand presented the Buddha's relics and a gilt bronze statue of the Buddha to a representative of the Japanese Buddhist Association. After returning home with the relics, a joint envoy from various Japanese Buddhist sects temporarily enshrined them at Myoho-in Temple in Kyoto, but in 1904, the various sects united to build Nissen-ji Temple (later renamed Nittai-ji Temple) on this site. The relics will be enshrined in a large Gandhara-style stone tower (a tower to enshrine the Buddha).

[Tamura Kosuke]

Nittaiji Temple
It is an independent temple managed by 19 sects in rotation. It was founded in 1904 to enshrine the Buddha's relics (the remains of the Buddha) that were presented by the King of Thailand in 1900 (Meiji 33). The temple's name "Nichi-Tai" stands for Japan and Thailand. The head priests of each sect take turns serving as the chief priest every three years. The photo shows the five-story pagoda and the main hall (far left). Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture © Nagoya Convention & Visitors Bureau ">

Nittaiji Temple


Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

名古屋市千種(ちくさ)区法王町にある寺。各宗(19宗派)が輪番管理する単立寺院。山号は覚王山。本尊はもとラオスのベンチェンサン府大寺院の釈迦如来(しゃかにょらい)。1898年(明治31)北インドのピプラーワーでイギリスのウィリアム・ペッベが発掘した真実の釈尊(しゃくそん)の遺骨を、イギリス、インド、タイ(当時シャム)に分骨し祀(まつ)ったが、1900年(明治33)タイ国王により日本仏教会代表に仏舎利および金銅釈尊像が贈られた。日本仏教各宗合同の奉迎使は仏舎利を奉じて帰国後、京都妙法院に仮安置したが、04年、各宗連合でこの地に日暹(にっせん)寺(のち日泰寺と改称)を建立した。仏舎利はガンダーラ様式大石塔(奉安塔)に安置する。

[田村晃祐]

日泰寺
19の宗派が輪番管理する単立寺院。1900年(明治33)にタイ国王から贈られた仏舎利(釈迦の遺骨)を奉安するため、1904年に創建された。寺名の「日泰」は日本とタイを表す。各宗派の管長が3年交代で住職を務めている。写真は五重塔と本堂(左奥)。愛知県名古屋市©公益財団法人名古屋観光コンベンションビューロー">

日泰寺


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