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The path to the mausoleum passes through three temple gates, each with a pair of guardian figures. Numerous bronze and stone lanterns donated by ''[[daimyo|daimyô]]'' or other elites also line the path. In contrast to the gold and white color scheme of key portions of the Tôshôgû, the Taiyûin mausoleum is decorated in a comparatively subdued gold and black scheme.<ref>Explanatory plaques on-site.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/54286942557/sizes/k/]</ref>
 
The path to the mausoleum passes through three temple gates, each with a pair of guardian figures. Numerous bronze and stone lanterns donated by ''[[daimyo|daimyô]]'' or other elites also line the path. In contrast to the gold and white color scheme of key portions of the Tôshôgû, the Taiyûin mausoleum is decorated in a comparatively subdued gold and black scheme.<ref>Explanatory plaques on-site.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/54286942557/sizes/k/]</ref>
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A Daigomadô (Great Goma Hall) was constructed in 1998 to serve as the venue for [[goma fire ritual|''goma'' fire rituals]]. Conducting such fire rituals in this newly-built hall helps avoid the risk of fires at any of the historic structures on the grounds.<ref>Plaques on-site at Daigomadô Hall.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/54288329865/in/dateposted/]</ref>
  
 
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Revision as of 05:34, 23 February 2025

The gates to the Taiyûin Mausoleum of Tokugawa Iemitsu
  • Japanese: 輪王寺 (Rinnou-ji)

Rinnô-ji is a Buddhist temple neighboring and associated with the Shinto shrine Nikkô Tôshôgû. It is one of the top three Tendai sect temples in Japan, alongside Kan'ei-ji in Tokyo and Enryaku-ji in Kyoto.

While the Tôshôgû is built around the mausoleum of Tokugawa Ieyasu, founder of the Tokugawa shogunate, Rinnô-ji contains within its grounds the Taiyûin Mausoleum of his grandson, the third shogun, Tokugawa Iemitsu. Rinnô-ji is part of the "Shrines and Temples of Nikkô" World Heritage Site, collectively along with Tôshôgû and the nearby Futaarasan Shrine; the three were historically a single shrine-temple complex, but were divided up by the Meiji government in 1871.[1]

Abbots of Rinnô-ji were typically imperial princes. They traditionally enjoyed a one-on-one meeting with the shogun on the 1st day of the 2nd month each year.

Sculptures installed at the temple as objects of worship include one of Amida Buddha and two of the bodhisattva Kannon believed to have been made by the Shichijô bussho sculpture studio in Kyoto c. 1645.[2]

The path to the mausoleum passes through three temple gates, each with a pair of guardian figures. Numerous bronze and stone lanterns donated by daimyô or other elites also line the path. In contrast to the gold and white color scheme of key portions of the Tôshôgû, the Taiyûin mausoleum is decorated in a comparatively subdued gold and black scheme.[3]

Additional Structures

A Daigomadô (Great Goma Hall) was constructed in 1998 to serve as the venue for goma fire rituals. Conducting such fire rituals in this newly-built hall helps avoid the risk of fires at any of the historic structures on the grounds.[4]

References

  1. "Shrines and Temples of Nikko." UNESCO World Heritage Sites official webpage. UNESCO, 2012.
  2. Timon Screech, Obtaining Images, University of Hawaii Press (2012), 102-103.
  3. Explanatory plaques on-site.[1]
  4. Plaques on-site at Daigomadô Hall.[2]