#miidera

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The semi-legendary warrior monk Benkei (弁慶) hefting the great bell of Miidera Temple (三井寺)

Otsu-e folk painting (大津絵), ink & color on paper, dating to the 19th century from the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

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Japanese temple “Miidera(#三井寺)”🇯🇵⛩ It is a beautiful place of Shiga☺️ The autumn leaves will soon at their best🇯🇵⛩🍂😆 #japanesetemple #temple #miidera #autumn #fall #autumnleaves #beautifulview #niceview #beautifulplace #japan #japanese #entertainment #culture #JEC #japanlife #japantrip #japantravel #japan_of_insta #instagramjapan #bestjapanpics #japanesestyle #japaneseculture #japanesegarden #japanculture #japanstyle #lovejapan #japanfocus #trip #travel #sightseeing #life #instagood #instafollow #followme (総本山 三井寺)

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No.492 at Miidera Temple, Shiga, Japan

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“Miidera” from the series “Pictures of No Performances (Nogaku Zue)” by Tsukioka Kōgyo (月岡耕漁), 1898

Color woodblock print from the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago (see source)

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“Evening Bell at Miidera Temple” (三井の晩鐘) from the series “Eight Views of Ōmi” (近江八景) by Suzuki Harunobu (鈴木春信), early 1760′s

Woodblock print, second state, ink and limited color on paper from the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (see source)

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The pilgrims’ hymn for Miidera Temple (三井寺) 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 Fourteen: Mount Nagara Miidera Temple (Tendai Jimon school) in Shiga District, Ōmi Province

Onjōji Neighborhood, Ōtsu City, Shiga Prefecture

A hymn for Nyoirin Kannon:

Ever on the move, The moon reflected in waves Near Miidera, Until the temple bell’s toll Signals dawn over the lake

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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The central Golden Hall of Miidera Temple (三井寺)--officially Onjōji Temple (園城寺)--in Ōtsu, Shiga Prefecture, founded originally in 672 by Emperor Tenmu (天武天皇) after his victory in a nasty succession dispute, then re-established during the late 9th century by the monk Enchin (円珍) as a major Tendai center rivalling Mount Hiei

The current structure of the Golden Hall itself is a 1599 reconstruction funded by Kōdai’in (高台院), the principal wife of the hegemon Toyotomi Hideyoshi (豊臣秀吉), after its destruction during the conflicts of the 1570′s

Photo by 数珠巡礼 [Juzu Junrei], March 2021, in their blog documenting their pilgrimage to various temples collecting a variety of Buddhist prayer beads (see source)

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A painted portrait of the Tendai monk Enchin (円珍) (814-891) dating to the Kamakura period (1185-1333), among many other accomplishments known for establishing Miidera Temple (三井寺) in Ōtsu, present-day Shiga Prefecture, as a key center of Tendai Buddhism independent of Mount Hiei

Color on silk, from the collection of Konzōji Temple (金倉寺) in Zentsūji City, Kagawa Prefecture