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@camelliakyoto@mastodon.social · last month

After Michinaga passed away in 1027 the 'Uji Palace' (宇治殿) came into possession of his son Yorimichi (藤原頼通 992–1074).
When Yorimichi turned 60 years old he was inspired to transform the sprawling site into a temple, and made the priest Myōson (明尊 971-1063) first abbot.
#宇治殿 #Uji #宇治

Wisteria and azalea in bloom at Byodo-in.

A gorgeous shiba and dachshund pose under the wisteria at Byodo-in.

Nao-san poses in front of Byodo-in's 'Phoenix Hall'.

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@camelliakyoto@mastodon.social replied · last month

Byōdō-in's founding date is significant as it was considered the 2001 year since Buddha had entered Nirvana and the 1st year of 'The Age of Decline of the Buddhist Law' (末法 'mappō').
Many nobles funded halls and gardens dedicated to Amida, lord of the 'Western Pure Land Paradise'.

Grave of Minamoto-no-Yorimasa at Byodo-in.

An egret takes off from the roof of Byodo-in's 'Phoenix Hall'.

One of the statues (attendant Bodhisattva) preserved at the Byodo-in Museum.

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@camelliakyoto@mastodon.social replied · last month

The original main hall stood closer to the river, but in 1053 the current Hōō-dō was constructed as part of an 'earthly paradise'.

Such was Byōdō-in's beauty that a famous saying went ..."If you are suspicious about the existence of Amida's Pure Land, pray at the Temple in Uji".

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