Entsū-in (Matsushima)
| Entsū-in 円通院 | |
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Entsū-in | |
| Basic information | |
| Location | 67 Matsushima Chōnai, Matsushima-chō, Miyagi-gun, Miyagi Prefecture |
| Affiliation | Zen, Rinzai sect, Myōshin-ji school |
| Deity | Shō Kannon Bosatsu |
| Country | Japan |
| Website | Official website (Japanese) |
| Architectural description | |
| Founder | Date Tadamune |
| Completed | 1647 |
Entsū-in (円通院) is a famous Myōshin-ji-branch Rinzai Zen Buddhist temple in Matsushima, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. It was founded next to Zuigan-ji in honour of the grandson of Date Masamune. His mausoleum of 1647 is decorated with Namban art, with |motifs inspired by contact with the West and has been designated an Important Cultural Property. There is also a Japanese garden attributed to Kobori Enshū.[1]
Main hall
The Main Hall has a thatched hip roof and is known as the Daihitei (大悲亭 lit. Great Sadness Cottage). It was dismantled and moved from Edo. Inside is enshrined a Muromachi period statue of Kannon seated on a lotus throne. Made of Japanese cypress using the yoseki-zukuri technique, it is gilded over lacquer.[1][2]
Mausoleum
The three-bay Tamaya (霊屋) or mausoleum of Date Mitsumune, grandson of Date Masamune, was built in 1647 and is an Important Cultural Property.[3][4] Inside, the shrine of Date Mitsumune is decorated with motifs including spades, hearts, diamonds, clubs, roses and other western flowers.[5] The Tamaya was damaged by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.[6]
Gardens
The gardens of Entsū-in are divided into four areas: a karesansui garden; a moss garden around a pond shaped like the character for heart (心), attributed to Kobori Enshū; a rose garden inspired by the Date encounter with the Christian west; and a natural stand of cryptomeria. In autumn the temple is celebrated for its momiji.[7][8]
Pilgrimage
Entsū-in is Temple No.1 on the Sanriku 33 Kannon pilgrimage.[1]
See also
Notes
- 1 2 3 "Entsū-in - About". Entsū-in. Retrieved 25 March 2011.
- ↑ "Entsū-in - Daihitei". Entsū-in. Retrieved 25 March 2011.
- ↑ "Database of Registered National Cultural Properties". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 25 March 2011.
- ↑ "圓通院霊屋". Miyagi Prefecture. Retrieved 25 March 2011.
- ↑ "Entsū-in - Sankeiden". Entsū-in. Retrieved 25 March 2011.
- ↑ "国宝の松島・瑞巌寺、壁４、５カ所にひび割れ 文化庁". Asahi Shimbun. 14 March 2011. Retrieved 25 March 2011.
- ↑ "Entsū-in - Gardens". Entsū-in. Retrieved 25 March 2011.
- ↑ "Entsū-in - Momiji". Entsū-in. Retrieved 25 March 2011.
References
- Sōshun, Horino; Ono, Miki; Higuchi, Tooru (October 31, 1995), Zuigan-ji Museum (2nd ed.), Matsushima-chō, Miyagi Prefecture: Hirano Sōjō – Kōsoku Bijutsu Printing Co.
External links
(Japanese) Entsū-in homepage
Coordinates: 38°22′16″N 141°03′35″E / 38.37111°N 141.05972°E