Ryūkō-ji (Fujisawa)

Jakkō-zan Ryūkō-ji
寂光山龍口寺
Hondō
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Denomination Nichiren
Founded 1337
Founder(s) Nippō
Address 3-13-37 Katase, Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture
Country Japan
Portal:Buddhism

Ryūkō-ji (龍口寺?) is a temple of the Nichiren Shū sect of Nichiren Buddhism 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, 龍口 (meaning "dragon mouth"). It was here that Nichiren, namesake of the Buddhist sect, was to have been executed. It was founded in 1337 by Nippō, a disciple of Nichiren.[1]

Major buildings at the temple include the Hondō, 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.

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Source

This article incorporates material translated from 龍口寺 (Ryūkō-ji) in the Japanese Wikipedia, accessed on December 14, 2008.

References

  1. ^ Harada, Hiroshi (2008) (in Japanese). 鎌倉の古寺. 古寺の巡礼. 5. Rurubu. pp. 118–119. ISBN 978-4-533-07104-1.