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Eikan-dô Zenrin-ji is a [[Buddhist temple]] in [[Kyoto]]'s Higashiyama district, the head of the Seizan [[Jodo shu|Pure Land]] Zenrin-ji sect.
Eikan-dô Zenrin-ji is a [[Buddhist temple]] in [[Kyoto]]'s Higashiyama district, the head of the Seizan [[Jodo shu|Pure Land]] Zenrin-ji sect.
The temple was founded in [[855]] when [[Fujiwara Kanyu|Fujiwara Kanyû]] turned over his private villa to [[Shinsho sozu|Shinshô sôzu]], a disciple of [[Kukai|Kûkai]], who converted the space into a temple.
The temple was founded in [[855]] when [[Fujiwara Kan'yu|Fujiwara Kan'yû]]<!--藤原関雄--> turned over his private villa to [[Shinsho sozu|Shinshô sôzu]]<!--真紹僧都-->, a disciple of [[Kukai|Kûkai]], who converted the space into a temple.
A later head priest of the temple, [[Eikan]] ([[1033]]-[[1111]]), established a hospital called Tônan-in on the grounds of the temple. It is this Eikan after whom the temple's fuller name, Eikan-dô Zenrin-ji (lit. "Eikan Hall, Temple of Forest of Zen") derives. The temple's chief object of worship, an [[Important Cultural Property]] known as ''Mikaeri-Amida'', is a statue of [[Amida Buddha]], famous for its very unusual pose, looking back over its own left shoulder. A story tells that one day (supposedly [[1082]]/2/15), while reciting ''[[nenbutsu]]'', Eikan encountered Amida himself, who stepped down from the altar and began to walk ahead of Eikan. Stunned, Eikan failed to keep up, and Amida glanced behind him, admonishing him for dawdling.
A later head priest of the temple, [[Eikan]] ([[1033]]-[[1111]]), established a hospital called Tônan-in on the grounds of the temple. It is this Eikan after whom the temple's fuller name, Eikan-dô Zenrin-ji (lit. "Eikan Hall, Temple of Forest of Zen") derives. The temple's chief object of worship, an [[Important Cultural Property]] known as ''Mikaeri-Amida'', is a statue of [[Amida Buddha]], famous for its very unusual pose, looking back over its own left shoulder. A story tells that one day (supposedly [[1082]]/2/15), while reciting ''[[nenbutsu]]'', Eikan encountered Amida himself, who stepped down from the altar and began to walk ahead of Eikan. Stunned, Eikan failed to keep up, and Amida glanced behind him, admonishing him for dawdling.
