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Shōkoku-ji
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Shōkoku-ji, formally identified as Mannen-zan Shōkoku Shōten Zenji, is a Buddhist temple in northern Kyoto, first founded in 1382 by Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, with the existing temple complex having underg
150815 Shokokuji Kyoto Japan 02s 3
150815 Shokokuji Kyoto Japan 02s 3
The Hattō hall (法堂) with the dragon painting inside
The Hattō hall (法堂) with the dragon painting inside
Five Mountain System
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The Five Mountains and Ten Monasteries System system, more commonly called simply Five Mountain System, was a network of state-sponsored Chan Buddhist temples created in China during the Southern Song
Shōkoku-ji
…The main hall of Kennin-ji in Kyoto also has a large dragon on its ceiling. Shōkoku-ji is considered to be one of the so-called Kyoto Gozan or "five great Zen temples of Kyoto". It was ranked the second of the Kyoto during the medieval period. For a short time in 1392, Shōkoku-ji was…
Kyoto's Nanzen-ji was the supervisor of the whole Five Mountain System in Japan.
Kyoto's Nanzen-ji was the supervisor of the whole Five Mountain System in Japan.
The shanmen of Jingshan Temple in Hangzhou, which was the highest ranking temple out of the Five Mountain temples in China.
The shanmen of Jingshan Temple in Hangzhou, which was the highest ranking temple out of the Five Mountain temples in China.
The Tianwang Hall at Lingyin Temple in Hangzhou, which is the second temple on the Five Mountains system ranking for Chan Buddhist temples.
The Tianwang Hall at Lingyin Temple in Hangzhou, which is the second temple on the Five Mountains system ranking for Chan Buddhist temples.
Statue of the eminent monk Budai, who is traditionally regarded as an emanation of Mi Le Fo, at the shanmen of Faxi Temple in Hangzhou, which is the f
Statue of the eminent monk Budai, who is traditionally regarded as an emanation of Mi Le Fo, at the shanmen of Faxi Temple in Hangzhou, which is the first temple in the Five Mountains system ranking for Jiao temples.