is a
temple
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of the
Nichiren-shū
is a combination of several schools ranging from four of the original Nichiren Buddhism, Nichiren Buddhist schools that date back to Nichiren's original disciples, and part of the fifth:
Overview
The school is often referred to as the Minob ...
founded during the
Kamakura period
The is a period of History of Japan, Japanese history that marks the governance by the Kamakura shogunate, officially established in 1192 in Kamakura, Kanagawa, Kamakura by the first ''shōgun'' Minamoto no Yoritomo after the conclusion of the G ...
in
Ichikawa,
Chiba Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Chiba Prefecture has a population of 6,278,060 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of . Chiba Prefecture borders Ibaraki Prefecture to the north, Saitama ...
,
Japan
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. One of Nichiren's most important writings the ''Risshō Ankoku Ron'', regarded as one of the
National Treasures of Japan
Some of the National Treasures of Japan
A is " Tangible Cultural Properties designated by law in modern Japan as having extremely high value." Specifically, it refers to buildings, arts, and crafts designated as especially valuable from ...
, is kept at the temple. Next to other documents it is being presented to the public on 3 November each year.
Buildings
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Shisoku-mon (
Sengoku period
The was the period in History of Japan, Japanese history in which civil wars and social upheavals took place almost continuously in the 15th and 16th centuries. The Kyōtoku incident (1454), Ōnin War (1467), or (1493) are generally chosen as th ...
) (
Important Cultural Property)
*
Hokkedō (
Sengoku period
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) (ICP)
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Five-storey pagoda (1622) (ICP)
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Soshidō (1678) (ICP)
Restoration of the Soshidō
When the was dismantled for repairs in 1987, evidence from the fabric and forty-five wooden tablets that were found suggested that the original form had been altered in the rebuilding of 1741. It was understood that originally the building resembled the
Honden
In Shinto shrine architecture, the , also called , or sometimes as in Ise Shrine's case, is the most sacred building at a Shinto shrine, intended purely for the use of the enshrined ''kami'', usually symbolized by a mirror or sometimes by a sta ...
-
Haiden of
Kibitsu Jinja and, after an inscription was founded by the master carpenter of 1678 who came from that area, the hall was remodelled on that basis. A
wooden shingle roof was installed and the old copper sold off for use by
sculptors
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.
See also
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Kibitsu Shrine (disambiguation)
References
External links
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Hokekyō-ji homepage
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Nichiren-shū temples
Buddhist temples in Ichikawa, Chiba
Kibitsu-zukuri