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Manpuku-ji (Masuda)
is a Buddhist temple located in the Higashimachi neighborhood of the city of Masuda, Shimane Prefecture, Japan. The temple belongs to the Ji sect and its full name is . History Founded in the Heian period as the Tendai sect temple of Anpuku-ji (安福寺), the temple was originally located in Nakasuura, Iwami. In 1313, the temple was destroyed by a tsunami and in 1319, Donkai, the 4th generation successor to the founder of the Ji sect, Ippen, revived the temple as a ''dōjō'' of the sect. In 1374, Masuda Kanemi, the 11th chieftain of the Masuda clan and castellan of Nanao Castle, moved the temple to its current location and renamed it "Manpuku-ji", making it a ''bodaiji'' of his clan. The current Main Hall of the temple dates from this 1374 reconstruction, and was designated an National Important Cultural Property in 1904. During the ''Bunmei'' era (1469-1487), the noted Zen prelate Sesshū Tōyō came to Masuda to study Zen and to create gardens with spiritual significan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buddhist
Buddhism, also known as Buddhadharma and Dharmavinaya, is an Indian religion and List of philosophies, philosophical tradition based on Pre-sectarian Buddhism, teachings attributed to the Buddha, a wandering teacher who lived in the 6th or 5th century Before the Common Era, BCE. It is the Major religious groups, world's fourth-largest religion, with about 500 million followers, known as Buddhists, who comprise four percent of the global population. It arose in the eastern Gangetic plain as a movement in the 5th century BCE, and gradually spread throughout much of Asia. Buddhism has subsequently played a major role in Asian culture and spirituality, eventually spreading to Western world, the West in the 20th century. According to tradition, the Buddha instructed his followers in a path of bhavana, development which leads to Enlightenment in Buddhism, awakening and moksha, full liberation from ''Duḥkha, dukkha'' (). He regarded this path as a Middle Way between extremes su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bunmei
was a after '' Ōnin'' and before ''Chōkyō''. This period spanned from April 1469 through July 1487.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "''Bunmei''" i ''Japan encyclopedia'', p. 89 n.b., Louis-Frédéric is pseudonym of Louis-Frédéric Nussbaum, ''see'Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Authority File The reigning emperor was . Change of era * 1469 : The era name was changed to mark an event or a number of events. The old era ended and a new one commenced in ''Ōnin'' 3. Events of the ''Bunmei'' era * 1468 (''Bunmei 2, 7th month''): Ichijō Kanera (1402–1481) was relieved of his duties as '' kampaku''.Titsingh p. 356./ref> * January 18, 1471 (''Bunmei 2, 27th day of the 12th month ''): The former Emperor Go-Hanazono died at age 52. * April 16, 1473 (''Bunmei 5, on the 19th day of the 3rd month''): Yamana Sōzen died at age 70. * 1478 (''Bunmei 10''): Ichijō Kanera published ''Bunmei ittō-ki'' (''On the Unity of Knowledge and Culture'') which deals with political ethics and s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Historic Sites Of Japan
is a collective term used by the Japanese government's Law for the Protection of Cultural Properties to denote Cultural Properties of JapanIn this article, capitals indicate an official designation as opposed to a simple definition, e.g "Cultural Properties" as opposed to "cultural properties". as historic locations such as shell mounds, ancient tombs, sites of palaces, sites of forts or castles, monumental dwelling houses and other sites of high historical or scientific value; gardens, bridges, gorges, mountains, and other places of great scenic beauty; and natural features such as animals, plants, and geological or mineral formations of high scientific value. Designated monuments of Japan The government ''designates'' (as opposed to '' registers'') "significant" items of this kind as Cultural Properties (文化財 ''bunkazai'') and classifies them in one of three categories: * * , * . Items of particularly high significance may receive a higher classification as: * * * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iwami Province
was an old province of Japan in the area that is today the western part of Shimane Prefecture. It was sometimes called . Iwami bordered Aki, Bingo, Izumo, Nagato, and Suō provinces. In the Heian period (794–1192) the capital was at modern-day Hamada. In the Kamakura period (1192–1333) the Masuda clan belonged to the Minamoto clan ( Genji) and conquered Iwami Province. From the sixteenth century onwards, it played an important role in East Asia's economic history as a major silver source. History During the Muromachi and Sengoku periods, the battles were very furious in this area. At first, the Masuda clan was in alliance with the Ōuchi clan in neighboring Suō, but later the Masuda clan belonged to the Mōri clan in neighboring Aki. On 16 June 1026, a tsunami struck the Sea of Japan coast of present-day Masuda, Shimane, killing more than 1,000 people. Maps of Japan and Iwami Province were reformed in the 1870s when the prefecture system was introduced. At the s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ji Temples
Ji may refer to: Names and titles * Ji (surname), the pinyin romanization of several distinct Chinese surnames * Ji (Korean name), a Korean surname and element in given names (including lists of people with the name) * -ji, an honorific used as a suffix in many languages of India * J.I the Prince of N.Y, American rapper J.I. * Ji (or Hou Ji), the legendary founder of the Zhou dynasty Places in China * Jì (冀), pinyin abbreviation for the province of Hebei * Jí (吉), pinyin abbreviation for the province of Jilin * Ji (state in modern Beijing), an ancient Chinese state * Ji (state in modern Shandong) * Ji City (other), several places * Ji County (other), several places * Ji Prefecture (Shandong), a prefecture in imperial China * Ji Province, one of the Nine Provinces of ancient China * Ji River, either of two former rivers Organizations * Jamaat-e-Islami (other), several organizations * Jemaah Islamiyah (JI), a Southeast Asian militant Islam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buddhist Temples In Shimane Prefecture
Buddhism, also known as Buddhadharma and Dharmavinaya, is an Indian religion and philosophical tradition based on teachings attributed to the Buddha, a wandering teacher who lived in the 6th or 5th century BCE. It is the world's fourth-largest religion, with about 500 million followers, known as Buddhists, who comprise four percent of the global population. It arose in the eastern Gangetic plain as a movement in the 5th century BCE, and gradually spread throughout much of Asia. Buddhism has subsequently played a major role in Asian culture and spirituality, eventually spreading to the West in the 20th century. According to tradition, the Buddha instructed his followers in a path of development which leads to awakening and full liberation from '' dukkha'' (). He regarded this path as a Middle Way between extremes such as asceticism or sensual indulgence. Teaching that ''dukkha'' arises alongside attachment or clinging, the Buddha advised meditation practices and ethi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Places Of Scenic Beauty Of Japan (Shimane)
This list is of the Monuments of Japan, Places of Scenic Beauty of Japan located within the Prefectures of Japan, Prefecture of Shimane Prefecture, Shimane. National Places of Scenic Beauty As of 1 January 2021, seventeen Places have been Cultural Properties of Japan, designated at a national level. Prefectural Places of Scenic Beauty As of 14 September 2020, six Places have been Cultural Properties of Japan, designated at a prefectural level. Municipal Places of Scenic Beauty As of 1 May 2020, eleven Places have been Cultural Properties of Japan, designated at a municipal level. Registered Places of Scenic Beauty As of 1 January 2021, six Monuments have been Cultural Properties of Japan#Categories of registered Cultural Properties, registered (as opposed to Cultural Properties of Japan, designated) as Places of Scenic Beauty at the national level. See also * Cultural Properties of Japan * List of Historic Sites of Japan (Shimane) * :en:Parks and gardens in S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Historic Sites Of Japan (Shimane)
This list is of the Monuments of Japan, Historic Sites of Japan located within the Prefectures of Japan, Prefecture of Shimane Prefecture, Shimane. National Historic Sites As of 1 July 2021, sixty Sites have been Cultural Properties of Japan, designated as being of national Values (heritage), significance; the San'indō and Tsuwano Domain Kamei clan cemetery with the Grave of Kamei Korenori span the prefectural borders with Tottori Prefecture, Tottori. Prefectural Historic Sites As of 24 June 2021, fifty-nine Sites have been designated as being of prefectural importance. Municipal Historic Sites As of 1 May 2020, a further one hundred and fifty-seven Sites have been designated as being of municipal importance. See also * Cultural Properties of Japan * Iwami Province * Izumo Province * Oki Province * Shimane Museum of Ancient Izumo * List of Places of Scenic Beauty of Japan (Shimane) * List of Cultural Properties of Japan – paintings (Shimane) References Externa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
