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Moriyamadera 東門院 守山寺 Tomon-In, Shiga


滋賀県守山市守山 / 2-2-46 Moriyama, Moriyama city, Shiga Prefecture

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It is said that this temple was founded in 794 by the priest Saicho, the founder of the Tendai sect of Buddhism, as the east gate of Hieizan Enryakuji Temple, which had been constructed 6 years before as the headquarters of the sect. When Emperor Kanmu visited the temple, he named it Hieizan Tomonin Moriyamadera, which means the temple guarding the east gate of Mt. Hiei.
During the Edo period (1603-1868),
the temple was used as the lodge for Joseon Royal Embassies, the Joseon envoys intermittently sent to Tokugawa Shogunate of Japan. In 1986, the main hall and Kuri (the priests’ quarters) were burned down by a fire. The statue of Juichimen Kannon (Kannon with 11 faces) housed in the main hall was also destroyed by fire. The main hall was reconstructed and the statue was restored to its original form in 1990.
The statue of Fudo Myoo,
which is the principal object of worship in Goma Hall and survived the fire undamaged, and the five-story stone pagoda in the corner of the precinct are designated as national Important Cultural Properties.
Together with other art objects, they tell us of the temple’s 1,200 year history.
- source : nippon-kichi .jp...

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Famous for the statue of Fudo Myo-O in the Goma Hall.
The largest statue in the 近江 Omi region.
Important cultural property.

護摩堂(不動堂)に安置されている半丈六の木造不動明王坐像は近江最大といわれ、
脇侍の二童子と共に国の重要文化財に指定されています。

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- - - - - Homepage of the temple
- source : city.moriyama.lg.jp...

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- Yearly Festivals 年中行事 -


source : l-plus.jp/m-kannon...
毎月17日・18日　守山観音様の縁日 ritual and fair for Moriyama Kannon
Every month on the 17th and 18th.

毎月17日　門前アート市 Art market, every month on the 17th

毎月18日　まほろば茶論<サロン> Tea rituals, every month on the 18th
Including Zazen, Rakugo story telling, Noh performance, musical performances and more.

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- part of the following Pilgrimages -

近江西国三十三ヶ所霊場第二番札所
Nr. 2 at Omi 33 Kannon temples
- list of the temples -

湖国十一面観音霊場第五番札所
Nr. 5 at Kokoku 11 Kannon temples
- list of the temples -

湖東三十三ヶ所霊場第一番霊場
Nr. 1 at Kohigashi 33 Kannon temples
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近江湖南二十七名刹霊場第二十三番札所
Nr.23 at Omi Konan 27 temples

びわこ百八霊場第百三番札所
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. Saicho, Dengyo Daishi 伝教大師最澄 (766 - 822) .

. O-Mamori お守り　Amulets and Talismans .


. Fudō Myō-ō, Fudoo Myoo-Oo 不動明王 Fudo Myo-O
Acala Vidyârâja - Vidyaraja - Fudo Myoo .


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. Pilgrimages to Fudo Temples 不動明王巡礼
Fudo Myo-O Junrei - Fudo Pilgrims - INTRODUCTION .


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