1277 JP - Hiraizumi – Temples, Gardens and Archaeological Sites Representing the Buddhist Pure Land (2011)

Brief Description

"Hiraizumi - Temples, Gardens and Archaeological Sites Representing the Buddhist Pure Land comprises five sites, including the sacred Mount Kinkeisan. It features vestiges of government offices dating from the 11th and 12th centuries when Hiraizumi was the administrative centre of the northern realm of Japan and rivalled Kyoto. The realm was based on the cosmology of Pure Land Buddhism, which spread to Japan in the 8th century. It represented the pure land of Buddha that people aspire to after death, as well as peace of mind in this life. In combination with indigenous Japanese nature worship and Shintoism, Pure Land Buddhism developed a concept of planning and garden design that was unique to Japan."

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1277

• 1277rev-001 Chûson-ji 中尊寺
• 1277rev-002 Môtsû-ji 毛越寺
• 1277rev-003 Kanjizaiô-in Ato 观自在王院遗迹
• 1277rev-004 Muryôkô-in Ato 无量光院遗迹
• 1277rev-005 Mt Kinkeisan 金鸡山

01 Chûson-ji 中尊寺 - 本堂

01 Chûson-ji 中尊寺 - 金色堂

Courtesy of kenji from postcrossing forum

01 Chûson-ji 中尊寺 - 白山神社能舞台

01 Chûson-ji 中尊寺 - 經藏

01 Chûson-ji 中尊寺 - 讃衡蔵

01 Chûson-ji 中尊寺 -弁慶堂

02 Môtsû-ji 毛越寺庭园