Rozanji Temple

The head temple of the Enjo sect is located in Kitanobe-cho, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto City. It is known as Nihon Rozan. The principal image is a statue hand-made by Gansan Daishi. It is said to have begun in 938 (Tenkei 1) when Gansan Daishi (Jie Daishi Ryogen) opened Yogan Kongo-in Temple in Kitayama. In 1245 (Kangen 3), it was moved to the southern foot of Mt. Funaoka and rebuilt by Kakuyu. The temple's name was changed to Rozan Tendai Koji. It was later destroyed by fire during the Onin War and other events, and was moved to its current location. The temple treasure, a handwritten message by Jie Daishi, is a national treasure. The silk-painted female Fugen Jurasetsu statue, the wooden Nyoirin Kannon half-seated statue, the petition of Emperor Gofushimi written in ink on paper, the selected collection written in ink on paper, the petition to the wife of Emperor Ogimachi written in ink on paper, and the twenty-six articles of the petition of Master Jie are designated as Important Cultural Properties. The current location is the former residence of Murasaki Shikibu. The "Oni no Horaku" ritual held at the Setsubun festival to drive away evil plagues is famous.

[Tamura Kosuke]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

京都市上京(かみぎょう)区北之辺(きたのべ)町にある円浄宗の本山。日本廬山と号する。本尊は元三(がんさん)大師自作像。938年（天慶1）元三大師（慈慧(じえ)大師良源(りょうげん)）が北山に与願金剛(よがんこんごう)院を開いたのが始まりという。1245年（寛元3）船岡山南麓(ろく)に移り、覚瑜(かくゆ)が再興。寺号も廬山天台講寺となった。その後応仁(おうにん)の乱などで火災にあい、現在地に移転した。寺宝の慈慧大師自筆遺告は国宝。絹本着色普賢十羅刹(ふげんじゅうらせつ)女像、木造如意輪観音半跏(にょいりんかんのんはんか)像、紙本墨書後伏見(ごふしみ)天皇宸翰(しんかん)御願文、紙本墨書選択(せんじゃく)集、紙本墨書正親町(おおぎまち)天皇宸翰女房奉書、慈慧大師二十六箇条起請は国重要文化財に指定されている。現在地は紫式部の住居跡である。節分会に行われる「鬼の法楽(ほうらく)」とよばれる悪疫退散は有名。

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