Japan - Kyoto - Kiyomizu-dera Shrine
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Pagoda near the entrance of Kiyomizu-dera, a Buddhist temple in eastern Kyoto, Japan.
Fierce dragon statue at the base of one of the gates at the Buddhist Kiyomizu-dera Temple in Kyoto, Japan
Three story pagoda at the Kiyomizu-dera Temple in Kyoto, Japan
Fortune plaques at the Kiyomizu-dera Temple in Kyoto
View from the main stage of Kiyomizu temple over the fall foliage towards the Koyasu Pagoda (Pagoda of easy childbirth)
Gold Buddha at the Kiyomizu-dera temple in Kyoto, Japan
View from the garden at the three story pagoda next to the main hall of the Kiyomizu-dera Temple and the city of Kyoto in the background
View from the garden at the three story pagoda next to the main hall of the Kiyomizu-dera Temple in Kyoto, Japan
Koyasu Pagoda, Kiyomizu-dera, Kyoto
The three-storied pagoda of the Kiyomizu-dera Temple in Kyoto, Japan. Built in 1633, the pagoda is dedicated to Koyasu Kannon, a goddess who grants safe delivery of children. There is a legend saying that the pregnant women who are climbing here will have a safe and easy childbirth.
Koyasu Pagoda, Kiyomizu-dera, Kyoto
The three-storied pagoda of the Kiyomizu-dera Temple in Kyoto, Japan. Built in 1633, the pagoda is dedicated to Koyasu Kannon, a goddess who grants safe delivery of children. There is a legend saying that the pregnant women who are climbing here will have a safe and easy childbirth.
Cemetery near the Kiyomizu-dera temple in Kyoto, Japan
In 1272, ten years after Shinran's death, a mausoleum rather than a grave was built to enshrine his ashes together with his image. This mausoleum was moved on various occasions. However, after the division into Higashi and Nishi Honganji in 1602, Ōtani Mausoleum was finally constructed at its present location in 1670, though later it was rebuilt along with halls at the end of the 17th century. In 1745, Shōgun Tokugawa Yoshimune donated about 33,000 square meters (8 acres), by which Ōtani Mausoleum was able to expand.
In 1272, ten years after Shinran's death, a mausoleum rather than a grave was built to enshrine his ashes together with his image. This mausoleum was moved on various occasions. However, after the division into Higashi and Nishi Honganji in 1602, Ōtani Mausoleum was finally constructed at its present location in 1670, though later it was rebuilt along with halls at the end of the 17th century. In 1745, Shōgun Tokugawa Yoshimune donated about 33,000 square meters (8 acres), by which Ōtani Mausoleum was able to expand.
A stone relief inlay in a rock boulder near the entrance of the Ōtani Mausoleum makes the rock look like a face from a distance
Buddhist Temple on Gojo-Zaka across the entrance to the Kiyomizu-Dera temple in Kyoto, Japan