Hiraizumi Culture

Japanese: 平泉文化 - ひらいずみぶんか

This culture flourished in the late Heian period, centered around present-day Hiraizumi, which was under the control of the Oshu Fujiwara clan. It is said to have begun when Fujiwara Kiyohira moved his base here from Esashi County during the Kaho era (1094-96). Kiyohira built Chuson-ji Temple, Motohira built Motsu-ji Temple, and Hidehira built Muryoko-in Temple, and the lavish grandeur of these temples was comparable to Fujiwara Michinaga's Hojo-ji Temple and Yorimichi's Byodo-in Temple, and it was said to be a true recreation of paradise on earth. Today, in addition to the original buildings and historical sites such as Chuson-ji's Golden Hall, sutra repository, and Motsu-ji garden, many other relics remain, including Buddhist statues, paintings, crafts, and sutra scrolls.

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Japanese:

平安時代末期，奥州藤原氏が支配した現在の平泉町を中心に栄えた文化。嘉保年間 (1094～96) に藤原清衡が江刺郡からここに本拠を移したときから始るとされる。清衡は中尊寺，基衡は毛越寺，秀衡は無量光院を建立し，贅を尽した荘厳のありさまは藤原道長の法成寺，頼通の平等院に比肩するもので，まさしく地上に極楽浄土を再現したごとくであったという。現在中尊寺金色堂，経蔵，毛越寺庭園など当初の建造物，史跡を残すほか，仏像，絵画，工芸品，経巻など数多くの遺品が伝存している。

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