Bujoji Temple

An independent temple located in Hanaseharachi-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto City. The mountain name is Daihizan. The principal image is Senju Kannon. The temple was founded by the Tendai ascetic Kanku Sainen in 1154 (Kuju 1), when he built a three-bay hall and enshrined the Senju Kannon. At that time, Emperor Toba donated statues of Acala and Bishamonten. In 1159 (Heiji 1), Fujiwara Tadamichi carved out 35 cho from the Hojoji temple territory and made it the temple's land, and in the same year Taira Kiyomori also donated a relic from the Buddha, making it a training center and holy place for ascetic practices in northern Kyoto. However, towards the end of the Kamakura period, Enryaku-ji Temple and Mii-dera Temple (Onjo-ji Temple) fought over control of Bujo-ji Temple, causing the temple to fall into disrepair. It then came under the control of the head temple of the Shugen sect, Shogoin Monzeki, and was restored by Genkai during the Kyoho era (1716-1736). The main hall, Akai-ya, and Nio-mon Gate, which retain the style of the Kamakura period, are designated as Important Cultural Properties. In addition, the statues of the Thousand-Armed Kannon, Acala, and Bishamonten, which have been the principal images since the temple's founding, are also designated as Important Cultural Properties.

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Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

京都市左京区花背原地(はなせはらち)町にある単立寺院。山号は大悲山(だいひざん)。本尊は千手観音(せんじゅかんのん)。開山は天台系の修験(しゅげん)者観空西念(かんくうさいねん)で、1154年（久寿1）に三間の堂を創建して千手観音を安置したのに始まる。このとき鳥羽(とば)上皇は不動明王・毘沙門天(びしゃもんてん)を奉納。1159年（平治1）には藤原忠通(ただみち)が法成寺(ほうじょうじ)領から35町を割いて寺領とし、同年に平清盛(きよもり)も仏舎利を奉納するなど、京都北部の修験道場、および聖地となっていた。しかし鎌倉時代末ころに延暦(えんりゃく)寺と三井(みい)寺（園城(おんじょう)寺）が峰定寺の支配をめぐって争ったため荒廃した。その後、本山修験宗聖護院門跡(しょうごいんもんぜき)の支配となり、享保(きょうほう)年間（1716～36）に元快(げんかい)が中興した。鎌倉時代の様式を残す本堂、阿伽井(あかい)屋、仁王(におう)門は国重要文化財。また、創建以来の本尊千手観音像、不動明王像、毘沙門天像も国重要文化財である。

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