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高台寺
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Garden with Kangetsudai and Kaisan-dō
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Zen Buddhism |
| Sect | Rinzai |
| District | Higashiyama-ku |
| Prefecture | Kyoto Prefecture |
| Region | Kyoto |
| Location | |
| Location | Kyoto, Japan |
| Country | Japan |
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| Prefecture | Kyoto Prefecture |
| Geographic coordinates | 35°00′03″N 135°46′52″E / 35.000761°N 135.781114°E / 35.000761; 135.781114 |
| Architecture | |
| Founder | Kōdai-in |
| Funded by | Tokugawa Ieyasu |
| Date established | 1606 |
| Completed | 1606 |
Kōdai-ji (高台寺, Kōdai-ji), formally identified as Jubuzan Kōdai-ji (鷲峰山高台寺, Jubuzan Kōdai-ji), is a temple of the Rinzai schoolofZen BuddhisminHigashiyama-ku, Kyoto, Japan—the largest subtemple of the Kennin-ji branch.
It was established in 1606 by the nun Kōdai-in (often known by the title Kita no Mandokoro), who was the widow of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, to pray for her late husband. The principal image is a statue of Shaka.
The gardens of Kōdai-ji are a nationally designated Historic Site and Place of Scenic Beauty.[1]
The temple possesses a number of objects designated as Important Cultural Assets. Among these are the Main Gate and the Spirit Hall, noted for its use of maki-e. Lacquerware has a tradition at this temple.[2] The temple is nicknamed the "maki-e temple". One of the maki-e patterns used on a natsume tea utensil is called Kōdai-ji bun natsume (高台寺文棗), featuring the imperial chrysanthemum seal and the paulownia seal of the regent.[3][4][5]
The treasury also holds paintings, including one of Hideyoshi, as well as textiles, and a bronze bell with an inscription dating it to 1606.
The android Mindar has given sermons on the Heart Sutra at Kōdai-ji since 2019.[6]
Media related to Kōdai-ji at Wikimedia Commons
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