Ninna-ji

The Ninna -ji (仁 和 寺Japanese ) is a large Buddhist temple complex of the Shingon shū in the northwest of the Japanese city of Kyoto, which had been built in the year 888 from the Uda tennō on the orders of his predecessor, Koko. After his abdication to Uda retired in 899 returned here and lived as later InseI system as a monk. The monk ordinations were to him by the Shingon priests Yakushin (益 信; 827-906 ) was awarded on Tō -ji. The so established line of esoteric Buddhism at Ninna -ji was later known as Hirosawa school.

From the completion until the Meiji period the temple had always a prince of the imperial family as the chief priests and the center was so pro- imperial forces that were often directed against the Fujiwara. Under Shukaku - hosshinnō (守 覚 法 亲王; 1150-1202 ), son of Go- Shirakawa- tennō, the Temple into one of the most important centers of esoteric Buddhism in Japan.

In the course of social decline of the aristocracy during the Muromachi period of Ninna -ji lost a prestige. The Ōnin War ( 1467-77 ) he was completely destroyed, but rebuilt in 1641-1646. The current buildings are reconstructions from the 17th to the 19th century.

In 1994, the Ninna -ji was appointed with other historic sites of the old Kyoto UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities ).