Banshō-ji

Banshō-ji in Ōsu, Nagoya

Banshō-ji (万松寺) is a small temple located in Ōsu in central Nagoya, Japan.

Lord Oda Nobuhide (1510?-1552) built this Sōtō Buddhist temple in the then village of Nagoya in 1540, and invited the priest Daiun to open it. Kato Kiyomasa (1562–1611) stayed at the temple, which served as his quarters while he was engaged in the construction of Nagoya Castle. The temple was rebuilt in 1610 at its present site.

Directly located at the main street is the stone gate. Two kitsune (fox spirits) guard the entrance. Many paper lanterns give light.

External links

Media related to Banshō-ji at Wikimedia Commons

Homepage of Banshō-ji

Coordinates: 35°09′33″N 136°54′17″E / 35.15917°N 136.90472°E / 35.15917; 136.90472

Buddhist temples in Japan

Japanese Buddhist architecture

Architectonic elements	hidden roof hisashi irimoya kaerumata: see nakazonae kairō karahafu karesansui kentozuka: see nakazonae komainu katōmado mokoshi moya nakazonae Niō or Kongōrikishi sandō shichidō garan shōrō sōrin tokyō tōrō onigawara

Mon (gates)	karamon nijūmon niōmon rōmon sanmon sōmon torii

Buildings	Chinjusha chōzuya/temizuya -dō main hall (kon-dō, hon-dō, butsuden) kuri kyōzō or kyō-dō shoin

Japanese pagodas	gorintō hōkyōintō hōtō kasatōba sotōba muhōtō tahōtō

Styles	Daibutsuyō Wayō Setchūyō Shoin-zukuri Shin-Wayō Zenshūyō Ōbaku Zen architecture

Others	A-un ken

Schools and objects of worship

Major schools	Jōdo Nichiren Shingon Tendai

Zen schools	Sōtō Ōbaku Rinzai

Nanto rokushū	Jōjitsu Hossō Kusha Kegon Ritsu Sanron

Objects of worship	Amida Nyōrai Benzaiten Dainichi Nyorai Jizō Kannon Marishi-ten Shaka Nyorai Shitennō (Four Kings) Twelve Heavenly Generals (Jūni Shinshō) Yakushi Nyorai

Other elements

Implements	kei (ritual gong) mokugyō

Others	bussokuseki butsudan Glossary of Japanese Buddhism Japanese Buddhist pantheon jingū-ji miyadera saisenbako

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