Takahata-Fudou Shrine

"Fudo Myo-o and Two attendants of Takahata Fudoson Kongo-ji Temple"

...金剛寺 is an old temple of Shingon Sect Buddhism in Hino-Shi,Tokyo and is popular known us Takahata Fudou.The sculptural images of Fudo Myo-o (Acalanatha) and two attendants enshrined in the temple's Fudo-do Hall drew attention of scholars  in recent year as one of the few large-scale example of Fudo triad dating from the late "Heian period"and were registered as Important Cultural Property in 1994 by the Japanese Government,because the statues were severely damaged...They were disassembled for repair work which began  in 1997 in finished in Year 2000...

...According to inscriptions on wooden tablets installed in the FUDO and on their MANDORLA.
The three statues were damaged in the Nanbokucho period and an extensive conservation  work was carried out.Because of this repair work they somewhat lack balanced now,but the magnanimous modeling well conveys the original atmosphere they had.In the late Heian Period  many large statues  of Buddhist divinities were produced.This triad is one of the few surviving works which give us an idea of those grand images...

...At the completion of the repair work in the Nanbokucho Period,numerous pages of documents with woodblock printed figures of  MYO-O and DAIKOKU-TEN (mahakala) were installed inside the Fudo.
At the time of recent repair work,A grain of SARIRA (sacred ash) was found from a sacred jewel on the top of the MANDORLA,which was also made at the time of the Nambokucho Period repair.They are both important materials to understand the Buddhist faith at that time...

Images of the Shrine

Deva gate
Nioumon has been changed in the middle was originally built as a tower gate,
Had to be called a gable roof covering the main part in such a way on the tower.
1959 was the restoration to the tower gate Osamu Osamu Niatari dismantled.
Tablet on the tower (高幡山) is the bishop of the brush east of the Nakdong Gochang luck Tsumoru Tomo VII hospital.

"Takahata-fudou  Shrine"

...A gates that leads you to Takahata-fudou  mountain...

Fudōdō
Yasushi Hisashi first year (1342) moved from mountain building
Fudōdō The first was constructed in the mountains, in Ken Take D (1335), so Monday night collapsed because of four typhoons in August,
The building was moved to its present location Midou Hazime Tadashi sea of people 当山 chief priest at the time of restoration is a Takara Kenzou of Tokyo's most archaic.

手水

"Along the main path,was a PAGODA which was quite lovely in the setting sun."

奥殿入口

"Further up the path on the left,was a small hall for veneration of KUKAI (a.k.a. KOBO DAISHI)
...The founder of SHINGON BUDDHSIM...

" A stone statue stood in front of INARI KAMI." 

...

"INARI KAMI"
...what's remarkable is all the little fox statues,instead of the standard two guarding the shrine...

...As I saw earlier in the day at the small TENDAI BUDDHIST TEMPLE,
Shinto Shrines existed on Buddhist Premises,which surprise me a little
though I get the impression that TENDAI and SHINGON are pretty syncretic
and not overlay concerned with such thing...

" A stone-lantern,in the right side from INARI KAMI."

"As I tour around the shrine,I took another photo of the PAGODA."

土方歳三像
新撰組副長土方歳三は、市内石田の旧家の生まれ、
明治ニ年五月十一日箱館戦争で戦死。
三十五歳。
毎年歳三の命日に近い五月第二日曜日に、
新撰組まつりが開催される。

...A space/ground where you can take a rest or A smoking area...

...The main gates of 大日堂...

Dainichido
You have been enshrined in the temple statues of many 高幡山 total.
Foot renovation completed in 1987, restoration was the attitude of the Kamakura period style.
Excellent group of carved ceilings and Edo dragon rings, the memorial tablet Kondou Hizikata Shinsengumi,
To visit the sliding door can be an exciting picture of the painter and Gotou Sumio.

Dainichido

...another photo of a small shinto altar,from the right side of  大日堂...

... I found this small Shinto Altar,,, It's not clear for me who the shrine was for; perhaps, someone originally affiliated with the temple. It lacked the usual iconography associated with well-known "KAMI", so perhaps it was something or someone more local ...

"五重塔"
平安時代初期の様式で建てられた美しい塔で　
、和様、三手先出組、青銅瓦葺、塔高40ｍ、総高45ｍ。

"The Benzaiten Bridge"

"A fountain pond of Benzaiten"

"A Gift Shop"
...before I left the area,I stopped at the shop just across the way to picked up 
some of the famous senbei crackers that are well-known at Takahata-fudou...


Address: ( 191-0031) 東京都日野市高幡７３３
Tel:  （０４２）５９１－００３２
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2010年10月２５
PHOTOLIFE