{"id":4704,"date":"2019-10-31T10:27:22","date_gmt":"2019-10-31T01:27:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.takahatafudoson.or.jp\/?page_id=4704"},"modified":"2019-11-03T21:07:56","modified_gmt":"2019-11-03T12:07:56","slug":"%e9%ab%98%e5%b9%a1%e5%b1%b1%e6%98%8e%e7%8e%8b%e9%99%a2%e9%87%91%e5%89%9b%e5%af%ba%e3%81%ae%e6%ad%b4%e5%8f%b2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.takahatafudoson.or.jp\/en?page_id=4704","title":{"rendered":"The History of Takahata-san My\u014d-\u014d-in Kong\u014dji Temple"},"content":{"rendered":"

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As the special head temple of the Chisan-ha sect of Shingon Buddhism, Takahata-san My\u014d-\u014d-in Kong\u014dji Temple has been one of the Kantou region\u2019s three biggest Fud\u014d temple since ancient times, and loved as Takahata-Fudoson.<\/span><\/p>\n

According to ancient documents, its history began before the start of the Taih\u014d Era<\/span> (year<\/span> 701), but 1,100 years ago, around the year 794, <\/span>Jigaku Daishi<\/span> Ennin<\/span> was ordered by Emperor Seiwa to build it in the middle of the mountains as a sacred ground of the eastern barrier. It started with the enshrinement of Fud\u014d-My\u014d-\u014d.<\/span><\/p>\n

Afterwards, during the night of August 4, 1335, the edifice in the middle of the mountains was destroyed by a storm. Gikai Sh\u014dnin I, chief priest of that time, moved it in 1342 and built the current Fud\u014d-d\u014d Hall, which is an ancient cultural property, a rare sight in the Kantou region.<\/span><\/p>\n

Then, the next structure to be constructed was the Ni\u014dmon Gate, another designed Important Cultural Property.<\/span><\/p>\n

During the Ashikaga period<\/span> (1333-1573<\/span> CE), Takahata-Fudoson was called the<\/span> \u201cAsekaki<\/span> Fud\u014d<\/span> (Sweating<\/span> Fud\u014d)\u201d, and gained the respect of the Kamakura Shogunate and Sengoku military commanders. During the Edo period, it was counted as the Kantou region\u2019s eleventh Danrin temple, and gathered the faith of the masses as the Fudoson of fire protection.<\/span><\/p>\n

At that time, it counted thirty six structures and was one of the biggest temple of the Kantou region. But in the large fire of 1779, the Daini-d\u014d Hall, the Daishi-d\u014d Hall, the Sanmon Gate, the reception hall, the priests\u2019 temple quarters, etc, were all lost at once.<\/span><\/p>\n

After that, thanks to the unceasing effort of the successive chief priests, it was reconstructed little by little, and after 1975, they were able to show the Five-storied Pagoda, the Dainichi-d\u014d Hall, the H\u014drin Kaku, the Okuden, the Daishi-d\u014d Hall, the Seiten-d\u014d Hall, etc, constructed in a way that could even surpass that of old times.<\/span><\/p>\n

The repairing of the gigantic statue weighing over 1,100kg, said to be Japan\u2019s most important J\u014droku Fud\u014dsanson national treasure, was completed and enshrined in the current Okuden Hall.<\/span><\/p>\n

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