Shiramizu Amidadō
Shiramizu Amidadō (白水阿弥陀堂), is a chapel located within the Buddhist temple of Ganjō-ji (願成寺) in the city of Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. The Amidadō is a National Treasure and the temple, with its paradise garden, has been designated an Historic Site.[1]
| Shiramizu Amidadō | |
|---|---|
白水阿弥陀堂 | |
 Amidadō (1160), a National Treasure | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Buddhist |
| Deity | Amida Nyorai |
| Rite | Shingon-shū Chizan-ha |
| Status | functional |
| Location | |
| Location | 219 Hirobatake, Uchigo Shiramizu-chō, Iwaki-shi, Fukushima-ken |
| Country | Japan |
  Shown within Fukushima Prefecture  Shiramizu Amidadō (Japan) | |
| Geographic coordinates | 37°02′11″N 140°50′14″E |
| Architecture | |
| Founder | Tokuhime |
| Completed | 1160 |
| Website | |
| Official website | |
Buildings
- Amidadō (National Treasure); built in 1160 by Princess Tokuhime, daughter of Fujiwara no Kiyohira of the Hiraizumi Fujiwara clan, as a memorial temple for her husband, Iwaki Norimichi.[2][3][4]The building is a square structure with a thatched tented roof consisting of very thin layers of wood. Inside, the walls were once covered with mural paintings, of which only a fragment remains. Along with Mōtsū-ji in Hiraizumi and a structure of Kōzō-ji in Kakuda, Miyagi, it is one of only three surviving structures of the Heian period in the Tōhoku region of Japan.
Treasures
Gardens
Between 1972 and 1982 archaeological investigations were conducted into the pond, pebble beach, ornamental stones, peninsula, central island, and bridges of the twelfth-century paradise garden.[8]
Gallery
Shiramizu Amida-do Hall.jpg)
Garden
References
- "Database of Registered National Cultural Properties". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on 23 December 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2011.
- "Database of Registered National Cultural Properties". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on 23 December 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2011.
- "Shiramizu Amida Temple". Iwaki City. Archived from the original on 25 July 2011. Retrieved 4 May 2011.
- "Shiramizu Amida-do". Fukushima Prefecture. Archived from the original on 25 July 2011. Retrieved 4 May 2011.
- "Database of Registered National Cultural Properties". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on 23 December 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2011.
- "Database of Registered National Cultural Properties". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on 23 December 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2011.
- "Database of Registered National Cultural Properties". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on 23 December 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2011.
- "Archaeologically Investigated Japanese Gardens Database". Nara Research Institute for Cultural Properties. Archived from the original on 18 March 2007. Retrieved 4 May 2011.
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