#gyoganji

[chitaka45]

京都　行願寺　蓮

kyoto gyoganji temple lotus

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“Kōdō (Gyōganji, Temple #19)” from the series “Picture Album of the Thirty-Three Pilgrimage Places of the Western Provinces” by Nakazawa Hiromitsu (中沢弘光), 1925

Color woodblock print from the Lavenberg Collection of Japanese Prints

[chitaka45]

京都　行願寺　藤袴とアサギマダラ　🐈‍⬛

kyoto gyoganji temple

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A small shrine and five-ringed pagoda dedicated to the local deity Kamo Daimyōjin (加茂大明神) on the grounds of Gyōganji Temple (行願寺) a.k.a. Kōdō Hall (革堂) in Kyoto

Image from a site featuring photos and short descriptions of each temple along the Thirty-three Temple Western Pilgrimage Circuit (西国三十三所) dedicated to Kannon Bodhisattva (観音菩薩), of which this is the nineteenth

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The pilgrims’ hymn for Gyōganji Temple (行願寺) a.k.a. Kōdō Hall (革堂) “the Leather Hall” from a hymnal for the thirty-three temples of the western pilgrimage circuit dedicated to Kannon Bodhisattva (観音菩薩)

My own rough, tentative translation follows:

Number Nineteen: The Kōdō Hall of Reiyūzan Gyōganji Temple (Tendai School) within the Capital, Yamashiro Province

Takeyamachi Neighborhood, Teramachi Avenue, Nakagyō Ward, Kyoto

A hymn for Thousand-Armed Kannon:

Seeing this flower, My fervent wish now is that All the different Flora within the garden Of Leather Hall may flourish

Image from “Saigoku Sanjūsansho Goeika” (西国三十三所 御詠歌) edited by Tomita Haruyuki (冨田晴行), published by Ryūshōdō (隆昌堂) in Osaka, 1995 reprint of the 1973 edition, unpaginated accordion book

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Entrance to the main hall of Gyōganji Temple (行願寺) in Kyoto, commonly known as Kōdō (革堂) or “Leather Hall” based on the deerskin worn by the repentant hunter-turned-monk named Gyōen (行円) who founded or restored the temple in the early 11th century

Photo by Daderot on August 22, 2012

[farmstayjapan]

The entrance of Gyoganji Temple Isumi, Chiba prefecture. Inside you will be able to see the wood carvings of Takeshi Ihachi Nobuyoshi aka "Nami no Ihachi",. Possibly, the most notable carving may be a ranma transom panel of curling waves "Waves and Peaked Treasure Orb" (浪と宝珠) which may be a possible inspiration for ukiyo-e artist Katsushika Hokusai's "The Great Wave off Kanagawa" (神奈川沖浪裏) from his 36 views of Mount Fuji.I read an article somewhere which shows the similarities of the waves. #hokusai #woodcarving #gyoganji #isumi #chiba #naminouchachi #waves #japaneseartists #Japanlife #japantrip #japanrevealed #visitjapan #japanbound #nippon #nipponlovers #jepang #japanfocus #discoverjapan #japanawaits #일본 #Япония #hokusai