法勝寺

Readings

Pinyin: Făshèngsì

Wade-Giles: Fa-sheng-ssu

Hangul: 법승사

Korean MC: Beopseungsa

Korean MR: Pŏpsŭngsa

Katakana: ホッショウジ

Hepburn: Hosshōji

Pháp thắng tự

Hosshōji

• One of Kyōto's "Six Shō Temples," (the others being Saishōji 最勝寺, Enshōji 延勝寺, Enshōji 圓勝寺, Jōshōji 成勝寺 and Sonshōji 尊勝寺), none of which is extant. The site of the temple is now in the area of the Kyōto Zoo. In 1075, Emperor Shirakawa (r. 1072–1086) founded the temple in accordance with a vow he had made, and had the main hall built to enshrine a Birushana icon. The following year construction got underway on an Amida hall. In 1077, the emperor visited the temple and celebratory offerings were made at the main, Amida, Godai, and Lotus halls. The temple plan also included a lecture hall enshrining an icon of Śākyamuni , as well as a Southern Gate complete with Kongō Rikishi icons.In 1078 the daijō-e 大乘會 ritual was instituted. This annual ritual, focusing on exegetical lectures about the sutra literature, was performed by Tendai monks and lasted for seven days beginning on the sixth of the tenth month. It came to be referred to as one of the "three rituals of the northern capital." In 1083, a nine-story octagonal pagoda was built at the temple, though it was later repeatedly lost and rebuilt. In 1122 a small pagoda, and then in 1176, a Fudō hall were added. At this time, a number of rituals, including including the fudan nenbutsu-e, the ninnō-e and kuyo offerings were held at this time. In 1342 almost all of the temple was burned and upon imperial order, it merged in 1590 with the Tendai temple Saikyōji 西教寺 in Sakamoto. An archaeological survey conducted in 1972 located the site of the temple pond, and in 1975, archaeologists excavated the foundation of the main hall. [resp. Heather Blair]

Dictionary References:

Bukkyō jiten (Ui), 977

Iwanami bukkyō jiten, 725, 741

Bukkyō daijiten (Mochizuki), (v.1-6)4618a,1403a, (v.9-10)63a,989a

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