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Coordinates: 35°1′50.26″N 139°50′29.50″E / 35.0306278°N 139.841528°E
Daifuku-ji
大福寺
Kannon Hall (観音堂 kannondō) of Daifuku-ji Information Mountain Name Funakata-yama Denomination Chizen Sect of Shingon Buddhism Venerated Eleven-Faced Kannon Founded 717 Founding priest Gyōki (traditionally) Address 835 Funakata Tateyama, Chiba Prefecture Country Japan Daifuku-ji (大福寺) is a Buddhist temple located in the city of Tateyama in Chiba Prefecture, and is a temple of the Chizen Sect of Shingon Buddhism. According to tradition, the temple was founded by Gyōki (668 - 749) in 717 early in the Nara period. It was later revived by a visit by the Tendai Buddhist priest Ennin (794 - 864) early in the Heian period. The date at which the temple returned to the Shingon sect is unknown. The temple received a juinjō (朱印状) seal of certification from the Tokugawa shogunate during the Edo period.
Kannon-dō
The temple is well known for its Kannon Hall (観音堂 kannondō) hall dedicated to the Goddess Kannon, which is situated on a sheer cliff of the boat-shaped Mount Funakata. For this reason the Kannon-dō is also known as the Cliff Kannon-dō Gake no Kannon-dō (崖の観音). In the rear of the hall is a 1.5 meter tall statue of the Goddess Kannon. The Kannon-dō is designated as a Tangible Cultural Property by Tateyama City.
Transportation
Daifuku-ji is located in the Funakata District of Tateyama. It is accessible by foot from the Nakofunakata Station, JR East Uchibō Line.
Sources
- "Daifuku-ji Kannon-dō". Japan Knowledge Maruchimedia (Japan Knowledge マルチメディア “Japan Knowledge Multimedia”). Tokyo: Netto Adobansusha. 2011. http://rekishi.jkn21.com/. Retrieved 2011-11-17.
- 大福寺（崖の観音) (Japanese)
Buddhist temples in Japan Japanese Buddhist architecture Architectonic elements Mon (gates) Buildings Chinjusha · chōzuya/temizuya · -dō · main hall (kon-dō, hon-dō, butsuden) · kuri · kyōzō or kyō-dō · shoinTō or Buttō (pagodas) Styles Others A-un · kenSchools and objects of worship Major schools Zen schools Nanto rokushū Objects of worship Amida Nyōrai · Benzaiten · Dainichi Nyorai · Jizō · Kannon · Marishi-ten · Shaka Nyorai · Shitennō (Four Kings) · Twelve Heavenly Generals (Jūni Shinshō) · Yakushi NyoraiOther elements Implements kei (ritual gong) · mokugyōOthers bussokuseki · butsudan · Glossary of Japanese Buddhism · Japanese Buddhist pantheon · jingū-ji · miyadera · saisenbakoCategories:- Religious organizations established in the 8th century
- Buddhist temples in Chiba Prefecture
- Visitor attractions in Chiba Prefecture
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