Zen Door 京都 南禅寺 金地院
location : Kounchi-in temple (Nanzen-ji
subtenple) Kyoto city,Kyoto prefecture,Japan
京都 南禅寺 塔頭 金地院内 東照宮
Konchi-in is one of the sub-temples of the Nanzen-ji temple complex南禅寺,which was found around in the early 15th century by Shogun Ashikaga Yoshimochi (足利義持).
In 1605, it was relocated by Ishin Suden (1569-1633)from northern Kyoto Kitayama to its present location inside the Nanzen-ji temple complex. The priest's chamber(main hall) was moved here from the Fushimi-momoyama Castle.
The garden which can only be viewed from the veranda of the Main Hall is quite well-known and called the Crane and Turtle Garden. It is said that the garden was built by a famous garden designer and tea master Kobori Enshu (小堀遠州) who attributed lots of gardens around Kyoto.
This building in the back is Toshogu shrine ,designated an important cultural asset along with the priest's chamber and the tea room ,and was built in 1628 by Ishin Suden in accordance with the will of the Shogun Ieyasu Tokugawa(1542-1616)
The gate separates the area on which the shrine (Shinto)stands from the precinct of the temple(Buddhism) , that means the gate separates a field of God from a world of Buddhism( Zen world) ...and at the same time combines two world ..So this space is a kind of typical space that represents the syncretism of Shinto and Buddhism 神仏習合in Japan I think -
In this shirine Ieyasu Tokugawa's hair and personal Buddha statue are enshrined.
Life is like a walking along a long long road shouldering a heavy load so there's no hurry - Ieyasu Tokugawa said
（人生は重荷を負うて遠き道を行くがごとし、急ぐべからず-徳川家康）and ...this is one of my favorite quotes. :)
maco-nonch★R (Masako Ishida)
Thank you for your interest and seeing my photo :)
Canon EOS M5/ EF-M22mm f/2 STM
ƒ/8.0 22.0 mm 1/20sec ISO160/ all manual
This temple has an explicit no-tripod policy, so tripods, including monopods, are usually prohibited.
Zen Door 京都 南禅寺 金地院
location : Kounchi-in temple (Nanzen-ji
subtenple) Kyoto city,Kyoto prefecture,Japan
京都 南禅寺 塔頭 金地院内 東照宮
Konchi-in is one of the sub-temples of the Nanzen-ji temple complex南禅寺,which was found around in the early 15th century by Shogun Ashikaga Yoshimochi (足利義持).
In 1605, it was relocated by Ishin Suden (1569-1633)from northern Kyoto Kitayama to its present location inside the Nanzen-ji temple complex. The priest's chamber(main hall) was moved here from the Fushimi-momoyama Castle.
The garden which can only be viewed from the veranda of the Main Hall is quite well-known and called the Crane and Turtle Garden. It is said that the garden was built by a famous garden designer and tea master Kobori Enshu (小堀遠州) who attributed lots of gardens around Kyoto.
This building in the back is Toshogu shrine ,designated an important cultural asset along with the priest's chamber and the tea room ,and was built in 1628 by Ishin Suden in accordance with the will of the Shogun Ieyasu Tokugawa(1542-1616)
The gate separates the area on which the shrine (Shinto)stands from the precinct of the temple(Buddhism) , that means the gate separates a field of God from a world of Buddhism( Zen world) ...and at the same time combines two world ..So this space is a kind of typical space that represents the syncretism of Shinto and Buddhism 神仏習合in Japan I think -
In this shirine Ieyasu Tokugawa's hair and personal Buddha statue are enshrined.
Life is like a walking along a long long road shouldering a heavy load so there's no hurry - Ieyasu Tokugawa said
（人生は重荷を負うて遠き道を行くがごとし、急ぐべからず-徳川家康）and ...this is one of my favorite quotes. :)
maco-nonch★R (Masako Ishida)
Thank you for your interest and seeing my photo :)
Canon EOS M5/ EF-M22mm f/2 STM
ƒ/8.0 22.0 mm 1/20sec ISO160/ all manual
This temple has an explicit no-tripod policy, so tripods, including monopods, are usually prohibited.