Kōdai-ji

Kōdai-ji

nihongo|Kōdai-ji|高台寺, formally nihongo|Jubuzan Kōdai-ji|鷲峰山高台寺, is a temple of the Rinzai school of Zen Buddhism in Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto, Japan—the largest subtemple of the Kennin-ji branch. It was established in 1606 by Nene (often known by the title Kita no Mandokoro, and who had taken the name Kōdai-in), the widow of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, to pray for her late husband. The principal image is a statue of Shaka.

with an inscription dating it to 1606.

External links

* [http://www.kodaiji.com/ 高台寺] Official site (in Japanese and Chinese)


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