Top Qs
Timeline
Chat
Perspective

Ryūkō-ji (Fujisawa)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Ryūkō-ji (Fujisawa)map
Remove ads

Ryūkō-ji (龍口寺) is a temple of the Nichiren Shū[1] in the city of Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It stands on the site of the former Tatsukuchi (or Tatsunokuchi) Execution Grounds, and its name uses the same two kanji meaning "dragon mouth"(龍口). It was here that Nichiren, namesake of the Buddhist sect, was to have been executed, but was spared. It was founded in 1337 by Nippō, a disciple of Nichiren.[2]

Quick facts Jakkō-zan Ryūkō-ji 寂光山龍口寺, Religion ...

Major buildings at the temple include a hondō (main hall), a five-story pagoda, a stupa (sharitō), and the Shichimendō. The cave where Nichiren was confined is preserved on the grounds. A statue of him stands in the courtyard in front of the hondō.

Ryūkō-ji is a short walk from Enoshima Station on the Enoshima Electric Railway, and from Shōnan-Enoshima Station on the Shonan Monorail.

Remove ads

On the grounds

References

Loading related searches...

Wikiwand - on

Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.

Remove ads