Daikaku-ji

The Daikaku -ji (Japanese大 覚 寺) is a Buddhist temple in Sagano (嵯峨野) district in the district Ukyo -ku Kyoto Japanese city and a main temple of the Shingon shū. It was founded in 876.

The origins of the temple go back to the year 814, as the Saga tennō a palace, the Saga in, was built on the site of today's temple. The palace later became an imperial villa ( Saga Rikyu ), which finally in 876 of Masako - naishinnō (正 子 内 亲王; 810-879 ), third daughter of the Saga tennō and wife of Junna - tennō, to the temple under the name Daikaku -ji has been redesigned. Head of the temple from the beginning was a prince of the imperial family, which can include the Daikaku -ji to the system of Monzeki (门 迹).

In the 13th and 14th centuries the Daikaku -ji came to some fame as several abdicated Tennō (including Go- Saga, Kameyama and Go- Uda ) could be ordained as monks and this temple made ​​it their place of residence, some ruled even after the scenes on.

In 1336, during the chaotic transition from the Kamakura period to the Muromachi period of Daikaku -ji was completely burned down, but later built under the rule of Ashikaga again.

Selected buildings

Osawa -no- ike (大 沢 池), the pond is part of the oldest man-made garden in Japan.

The built during the Momoyama period Shoshin - the (正 寝殿) Go- Uda was making its government.

Shinkyō - the (心 経 殿), built in 1925 houses, handmade copies of Tenno (写 経, shakyō ) Heart Sutra and a statue of Yakushi Nyorai

Shingyo - Hoto (心 経 宝塔), built for the 1150 anniversary of the Heart Sutra - shakyō of Saga tennō 1967