Bishamon-do Temple

A Tendai sect (Enryaku-ji school) temple located in Anshu Inariyama-cho, Yamashina-ku, Kyoto City. Its name is Gohozan Ankoku-in Izumo-ji Temple. The principal image is Bishamonten. It is said to have been founded in 703 (Taiho 3) at the request of Emperor Mommu, or by Dengyo Daishi (Saicho). It was originally located in Izumoji (present-day Kamigyo-ku). In the early Kamakura period, Enchi (Taira no Chikanori) consolidated three abandoned temples associated with the Taira clan: Byodo-ji Temple (founded by Prince Kuzuhara), Sonju-ji Temple (founded by Taira no Chikanori), and Goho-ji Temple (founded by the Taira no Han family). The old temple on the Izumo road was famous as a cherry blossom viewing spot. It was burned down many times, and in 1611 (Keicho 16) Emperor Goyozei ordered Tenkai to restore it, and in 1665 (Kanbun 5) Sojo Kokai built the temple at its current location. After Prince Koben of Rinno-ji Temple entered the temple, it became a monzeki temple, and in the Edo period, Prince Rinnoji-no-miya took over as a temple priest. The temple's landholding is 1,070 koku. The Toin Kinsada Diary (written in ink on paper) (Nanboku-cho period), the Daihatnehan Sutra Scroll (Nara period), and the Tenrei style of writing in ink on paper (Kamakura period) are designated as Important Cultural Properties of Japan. The temple is crowded with pilgrims during the first visit of the New Year.

[Tamura Kosuke]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

京都市山科(やましな)区安朱稲荷山(あんしゅいなりやま)町にある天台宗（延暦寺(えんりゃくじ)派）の門跡(もんぜき)寺院。護法山安国院出雲(いずも)寺と号する。本尊毘沙門天。文武(もんむ)天皇の御願(ごがん)で、703年（大宝3）創建とか、伝教大師(でんぎょうだいし)（最澄(さいちょう)）開基などと伝える。初め出雲路（現上京(かみぎょう)区）の地にあった。鎌倉初期、円智（平親範）が、廃絶した平等寺（葛原(くずはら)親王創建）、尊重(そんじゅう)寺（平親信建立）、護法寺（平範家創建）の平家ゆかりの3寺を統合した。出雲路の旧堂は桜の名所として著名であった。たびたび兵火にかかり、1611年（慶長16）後陽成(ごようぜい)天皇が天海に修興を命じ、1665年（寛文5）公海僧正が現在の地に堂宇をつくり、輪王寺の公弁法親王が入寺してから門跡寺院となり、江戸時代には輪王寺宮法親王が兼務する寺となった。寺領1070石。紙本墨書『洞院公定(とういんきんさだ)日記』（南北朝時代）、注大般涅槃(だいはつねはん)経巻（奈良時代）、紙本墨書篆隷(てんれい)文体（鎌倉時代）は国の重要文化財。正月の初寅詣(はつとらもう)では参詣(さんけい)人でにぎわう。

［田村晃祐］

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