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*''Other Names'': 霊応山 ''(reiou zan)''
*''Japanese'': 法観寺 ''(houkan ji)''
Hôkan-ji, also known as Reiô-zan, is a [[Rinzai]] [[Zen]] temple in the Yasaka area of eastern [[Kyoto]], known for its prominent pagoda, the Yasaka-no-tô (Yasaka Tower). It is today affiliated with the [[Kennin-ji]] branch of the Rinzai school.
The temple is traditionally said to have been founded by [[Shotoku Taishi|Shôtoku Taishi]] after being instructed by the [[bodhisattva]] [[Kannon]] to do so, in a dream. Though the temple is believed to have been far larger and more prominent in ancient times, today only the pagoda, Taishi Hall, and [[Yakushi]] Hall survive.
The 46-meter-tall pagoda is considered a remarkable example of [[Hakuho period|Hakuhô period]] architecture; its square form is six meters wide on each side. Lost to fire and reconstructed a number of times over its history, the current pagoda dates to a reconstruction commissioned by [[Ashikaga Yoshinori]] in [[1440]]. The pagoda contains images of five [[Buddha]]s, and is said to also contain a relic of pieces of the bones of the [[Shakamuni|historical Buddha]].
The temple's collections include notable historical paintings of the pagoda and of Ashikaga Yoshinori, as well as various written records of the temple's history.
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==References==
*Plaques on-site near Yasaka-no-tô.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/45695773315/sizes/k/]
[[Category:Temples]]
[[Category:Asuka Period]]
*''Japanese'': 法観寺 ''(houkan ji)''
Hôkan-ji, also known as Reiô-zan, is a [[Rinzai]] [[Zen]] temple in the Yasaka area of eastern [[Kyoto]], known for its prominent pagoda, the Yasaka-no-tô (Yasaka Tower). It is today affiliated with the [[Kennin-ji]] branch of the Rinzai school.
The temple is traditionally said to have been founded by [[Shotoku Taishi|Shôtoku Taishi]] after being instructed by the [[bodhisattva]] [[Kannon]] to do so, in a dream. Though the temple is believed to have been far larger and more prominent in ancient times, today only the pagoda, Taishi Hall, and [[Yakushi]] Hall survive.
The 46-meter-tall pagoda is considered a remarkable example of [[Hakuho period|Hakuhô period]] architecture; its square form is six meters wide on each side. Lost to fire and reconstructed a number of times over its history, the current pagoda dates to a reconstruction commissioned by [[Ashikaga Yoshinori]] in [[1440]]. The pagoda contains images of five [[Buddha]]s, and is said to also contain a relic of pieces of the bones of the [[Shakamuni|historical Buddha]].
The temple's collections include notable historical paintings of the pagoda and of Ashikaga Yoshinori, as well as various written records of the temple's history.
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==References==
*Plaques on-site near Yasaka-no-tô.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/45695773315/sizes/k/]
[[Category:Temples]]
[[Category:Asuka Period]]
