Rengeoin Temple

Japanese: 蓮華王院 - れんげおういん

Located in Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto City, this temple is part of the Sanmon school of the Tendai sect and is affiliated with Myoho-in Temple. It was built by Emperor Goshirakawa in 1164, and the current building was rebuilt in 1266. It is known as Sanjusangendo, so named because the interior sanctuary has 33 spaces between its pillars, and is a representative relic of Japanese-style architecture from the Kamakura period in Kyoto. The principal image, a seated Thousand-Armed Kannon statue, was made by Tankei in 1254 and is a masterpiece that shows the perfection of the Kamakura style. In addition to the twenty-eight attendant deities and statues of the wind and thunder gods, the temple also houses 1,001 standing Thousand-Armed Kannon statues made by Tankei's family and disciples. During the Edo period, archery matches were held at this temple, and it was famous for the competition to see who could shoot the most arrows (the largest number of arrows).
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Japanese:

京都市東山区にある，妙法院に属する天台宗山門派の寺院。1164年後白河法皇が建立，1266年再建されたのが現在の堂。三十三間堂として知られる。内陣の柱間が33間あるのでこの名があり，京都における鎌倉時代和様建築の代表的遺構。本尊の千手観音座像は1254年湛慶作で，鎌倉様式の完成を示す傑作。眷属(けんぞく)の二十八部衆，風神雷神像のほか，湛慶の一族や弟子たちの手になる1001体の千手観音立像が安置されている。なお江戸時代にはこの三十三間堂で通し矢が行われ，矢数を争ったことは有名（大矢数）。
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