nntsuzu/KFTT huggingface dataset:
English: After going through a Deva Gate (rebuilt in modern times) and going up the first steep stone steps (named Yoroizaka), the golden hall (built in the Heian period, national treasure) appears in the center and Mirokudo hall (built in the Kamakura period, important cultural property) is on the left.
Japanese: 仁王門（近代の再建）をくぐり、最初の急な石段（鎧坂という）を上がると、正面に金堂（平安時代、国宝）、左に弥勒堂（鎌倉時代、重要文化財）がある。
English: While going up the stone steps, there is the main hall (Kanjodo) (built in the Kamakura period, national treasure) whose principal image is Nyoirin Kannon and, above it, the five-storied pagoda (built in the early Heian period, national treasure), and the stone steps lead to the inner temple: Miedo hall (built in the first half of the Muromachi period, important cultural property) which enshrines Kukai.
Japanese: さらに石段を上ると如意輪観音を本尊とする本堂（灌頂堂）（鎌倉時代、国宝）、その上に五重塔（平安時代初期、国宝）があり、石段は空海を祀る奥の院御影堂（みえどう、室町時代前期、重文）へと続いている。
English: The hall stands on a different ground level and its front is propped up with long posts sticking out from the slope.
Japanese: 堂は段差のある土地に建っており、建物の前方部分は斜面に張り出して、床下の長い束（つか）で支えている。
English: This style of building is called 'kake-zukuri' and is common in mountain temples.
Japanese: このような建て方を「懸造（かけづくり）」と言い、山岳寺院によく見られる。
English: The scale of the hall is 5 by 5 Ken (an architectural term representing the number of columns that could fit between two columns), with 5 by 4 Ken Shodo (or Naijin, an inner sanctuary) and 5 by 1 Ken Raido (a worship hall) attached to its front.
Japanese: 規模は正面5間、側面5間（「間」は長さの単位ではなく柱間の数を意味する）であり、構造的には正面5間、側面4間の正堂（しょうどう、内陣）の手前に、奥行1間の礼堂（らいどう）を付した形になる。
English: Shodo was built in the first half of the Heian period (the latter half of the ninth century), and was repaired considerably to change many members in the end of the Kamakura period.
Japanese: 正堂部分は平安時代前期（9世紀後半）の建設で、鎌倉時代末期に大修理を受け、多くの部材が取り替えられている。
English: In the hall, there is the standing statue of Eleven-faced Kannon (national treasure); the standing statue of Manjusri (important cultural property); the principal image, the standing statue of Shaka Nyorai (national treasure); the standing statue of Yakushi Nyorai (important cultural property); and the standing statue of Jizo Bosatsu (important cultural property), which all stand in a row from the left, and the standing statues of twelve protective deities (important cultural property) stand in front of them.
Japanese: 堂内には向かって左から十一面観音立像（国宝）、文殊菩薩立像（重文）、本尊釈迦如来立像（国宝）、薬師如来立像（重文）、地蔵菩薩立像（重文）が横一列に並び、これらの像の手前には十二神将立像（重文）が立つ。
English: The principal image: the standing statue of Miroku Bosatsu (important cultural property) is enshrined in Zushi (a cupboard-like case with double doors) placed in the center of the hall, and the sitting statue of Shaka Nyorai (national treasure) is on the right.
Japanese: 堂内中央の厨子に本尊弥勒菩薩立像（重文）を安置し、向かって右に釈迦如来坐像（国宝）を安置する。
English: The main hall was built in 1308 in the latter half of the Kamakura period when Muro-ji Temple started to transition into being Esoteric Buddhism.
Japanese: 室生寺の密教化が進んでいた鎌倉時代後期、延慶(日本)元年（1308年）の建立。
English: The sitting statue of Nyoirin Kannon (important cultural property) is enshrined in Zushi placed in the center of the hall, and in front of it, Ryokai mandala (Mandalas of the two Realms): Vajradhatu Mandala and Garbhadhatu Mandala hang on either side of the wall facing each other.
Japanese: 堂内中央の厨子には如意輪観音坐像（重文）を安置し、その手前左右の壁には両界曼荼羅（金剛界曼荼羅、胎蔵界曼荼羅）を向かい合わせに掛ける。
English: This hall is also called Kanjodo and is a hall for performing rituals of Esoteric Buddhism named Kanjo.
Japanese: この堂は灌頂堂（かんじょうどう）とも称され、灌頂という密教儀式を行うための堂である。
English: It is the second oldest outdoor wooden five-storied pagoda after the pagoda of Horyu-ji Temple, and the smallest outdoor wooden five-storied pagoda among national treasures and important cultural properties.
Japanese: 屋外にある木造五重塔としては、法隆寺塔に次いで日本で2番目に古く、国宝・重要文化財指定の木造五重塔で屋外にあるものとしては日本最小である。
English: It's a small pagoda that is a little over 16 meters high, which is one third the height of the five-storied pagoda of Kofuku-ji Temple, and its first story is 2.5 meters wide on each side.
Japanese: 高さは16メートル強、初重は1辺の長さ2.5メートルの小型の塔で、高さは興福寺五重塔の3分の1ほどである。
English: A five-storied pagoda's eaves usually become smaller from the first story to the top fifth story; however, this pagoda's roof reduction rate is small and the size of the first story and the fifth story are about the same.
Japanese: 通常の五重塔は、初重から一番上の五重目へ向けて屋根の出が逓減する（次第に小さくなる）が、この塔は屋根の逓減率が低く、一重目と五重目の屋根の大きさがあまり変わらない。
English: Its characteristics are its wide and thick eaves, gentle sloping roof, and thick pillar for its small scale.
Japanese: その他、全体に屋根の出が深く、厚みがあること、屋根勾配がゆるいこと、小規模な塔の割に太い柱を使用していることなどが特色である。
English: Its features aim to impress onlookers from the view on the stone steps.
Japanese: これらの特色は、石段の下から塔を見上げた時の視覚的効果を考えたものと思われる。
English: An ornament named Suien (the Water Flame) is generally attached on the top of Kurin (nine vertically stacked rings) on the fifth story, but this pagoda unusually has a pot-shaped ornament named Hobyo instead of Suien.
Japanese: 塔の最上部の九輪の上には通常「水煙（すいえん）」という飾りが付くが、この塔では水煙の代わりに宝瓶（ほうびょう）と称する壷状のものが乗っているのも珍しい。
English: According to a temple legend, the founder priest: Shuen confined the dragon god of Muro in the Hobyo.
Japanese: 寺伝では、創建にかかわった僧・修円がこの宝瓶に室生の竜神を封じ込めたという。
English: This five-storied pagoda was seriously damaged when a 50 meter high cedar close to the pagoda was blown over and hit the roof due to strong winds from the season's seventh typhoon on September 22, 1998.
Japanese: 五重塔は、1998年9月22日、平成10年台風第7号の強風で近くの高さ50メートルの杉が倒れた際に屋根を直撃、大被害を受けた。
English: Fortunately, the bases of the pagoda including the central pillar were safe, so the pagoda was restored from 1999 to 2000 and returned to its former appearance.
Japanese: 幸い、心柱を含め、塔の根幹部は倒壊せずに残ったため、翌1999年から2000年にかけて復旧工事が実施され、元の姿を取り戻した。
English: During the repair, the Nara National Research Institute for Cultural Properties examined members of the pagoda using dendrochronology and found they were cut down around 794.
Japanese: この修理の際、奈良文化財研究所で塔の部材を年輪年代学で調べたところ、794年ころに伐採したものであることが判明している。
English: Judging from the Yakushi-butsu drawn on the halo and the statues of twelve protective deities (messengers of Yakushi Nyorai) enshrined in the hall, it was originally made as Yakushi Nyorai.
Japanese: 光背に薬師仏が描かれている点、堂内に十二神将（薬師如来の眷属）が安置されている点などから、本来は薬師如来として造立されたものである。
English: It is also a peculiarity that each statue in the hall including this one has 'itakohai,' which is a halo with a design drawn with paints on a flat wooden board, on its back.
Japanese: 本像を含め、堂内の諸仏は平らな板に絵具で図柄を表わした「板光背」を負う点にも特色がある。
English: It has a unique style named 'Muro-ji Temple style' along with the wooden statue of Shaka Nyorai.
Japanese: 本尊釈迦如来像とともに、「室生寺様」（－よう）と称される特有の作風を示す。
English: Its introduction and origin are not known at all, but judging from its style, it seems to have been created in the first half of the Heian period.
Japanese: 伝来や造像の由緒は一切不明だが、作風から平安時代前期の作と思われる。
English: Although Honpashiki emon (rippling drapery), in which thick rounded curves regularly alternate with thin ridged curves, is a feature of the first half of the Heian period's sculpture, drapery carved on the whole surface of this statue is rare.
Japanese: 太く丸みのある衣文と細く鋭い衣文を交互に刻む翻波式（ほんぱしき）衣文は平安前期彫刻の特色だが、本像のように全面に翻波式衣文を駆使した作品は珍しい。
English: A Gorinto (a gravestone composed of five pieces piled up one upon another) with two small Gorinto and stylobate (allegedly Chikafusa KITABATAKE's grave)- built in the first half of the Muromachi period, designated as an important cultural property on March 23, 1961
Japanese: 五輪塔附：小五輪塔二基、基壇（伝北畠親房墓）－室町時代前期1961年3月23日指定
English: Take the Muro line bus from the Nara Kotsu Haibara office from Muroguchiono Station of Kintetsu Railways, get off at Muroji-mae bus stop and walk.
Japanese: 近畿日本鉄道室生口大野駅より奈良交通榛原営業所室生線バス室生寺前下車、徒歩
English: Kongorin-ji Temple is a temple of the Tendai Sect in Aisho-cho, Echi-gun, Shiga Prefecture.
Japanese: 金剛輪寺（こんごうりんじ）は、滋賀県愛知郡(滋賀県)（えちぐん）愛荘町にある天台宗の寺院。
English: It is one of 'the three mountains in Eastern Biwa Lake' along with Saimyo-ji Temple (Kora-cho) and Hyakusai-ji Temple.
Japanese: 西明寺(甲良町)、百済寺（ひゃくさいじ）とともに湖東三山の1つに数えられる。
English: Kongorin-ji Temple is located east of Lake Biwa on the west mountainside of the Suzuka mountain range and is said to have been founded by a priest of the Nara period: Gyogi.
Japanese: 琵琶湖の東、鈴鹿山脈の西山腹に位置する金剛輪寺は、奈良時代の僧・行基の開創と伝える。
English: Gyogi hailed from Ebara, Kawachi Province (present-day Sakai City, Osaka Prefecture), and is said to have built many temples, mainly in Kawachi where he was born.
Japanese: 行基は河内国家原（現・大阪府堺市）の出身で、出身地の河内を中心に多くの寺を建てた。
English: He was also devoted to social work such as building bridges, controlling floods, and irrigating, and received an enormous amount of support from the people as a result.
Japanese: また、架橋、治水灌漑などの社会事業にも尽くし、民衆の絶大な支持を得ていたとされる。
English: There are many temples, which are said to have been founded by Gyogi, in various places around present-day Osaka Prefecture and Nara Prefecture, and this Kongorin-ji Temple is one of them.
Japanese: 行基の開創を伝える寺院は現在の大阪府や奈良県を中心に各地に多いが、当寺もその1つである。
English: Gyogi built a temple at this site in either 737 or 741, according to conflicting historical documents.
Japanese: 行基がこの地に一寺を建立したのは、文献によって天平9年（737年）とも言い、あるいは天平13年（741年）とも伝える。
English: Later, a high priest of Tendai sect: Jikaku Daishi Ennin is believed to have revived the temple in the first half of the Heian period (848-851), so the temple regards him as its reviver.
Japanese: その後、平安時代前期の嘉承年間（848－851年）には天台宗の高僧・慈覚大師円仁によって再興されたと伝え、寺では円仁を中興の祖としている。
English: The legend surrounding Gyogi founding the temple is questionable, but the temple was originally just a small hall where Kannon was enshrined.
Japanese: 行基の創建伝承についてはどこまで史実を伝えるものか定かでないが、当初は観音を祀る小堂であった。
English: In the Heian period, the temple came under the influence of Enryaku-ji Temple on Mt. Hiei like many other temples in Omi Province and was developed as a temple of the Tendai sect.
Japanese: 平安時代に入って近江国の多くの寺院と同様、比叡山延暦寺の勢力下に入り、天台寺院として発展したものと思われる。
English: The location of the temple was called Hatagawa Village before a municipal merger in the Showa period, so the temple is thought to have a relationship with the Hata clan who came from abroad.
Japanese: また、金剛輪寺の所在地は、昭和の市町村合併以前は秦川村といったことから、渡来系氏族の秦氏とも何らかの関係があるとみられている。
English: The history of Kongorin-ji Temple from the Heian period to the Medieval Period is unknown, but many Buddhist statues made in between the latter half of the Heian period and the Kamakura period remain in the temple.
Japanese: 平安時代から中世にかけての金剛輪寺の歴史は必ずしも明らかでないが、寺内には平安時代後期から鎌倉時代の仏像が多く残っている。
English: The existing main hall was built in 1288 with support by the Governor of Omi Province, Yoritsuna SASAKI and may have been of considerable size.
Japanese: 現存する本堂は、弘安11年（1288年）、近江守護佐々木頼綱の寄進を得て建てられたもので、この頃の金剛輪寺はかなりの規模をもっていたと思われる。
English: Hyakusai-ji Temple, one of 'the three mountains in Eastern Biwa Lake,' was totally destroyed by a fire caused by Nobunaga ODA's army, and Kongorin-ji Temple was also damaged but the existing main hall and three-storied pagoda escaped the fire thanks to efforts by its priests.
Japanese: 天正元年（1573年）、織田信長の兵火で湖東三山の1つである百済寺は全焼し、金剛輪寺も被害を受けるが、現存の本堂、三重塔は寺僧の尽力で焼失をまぬがれたという。
English: A theory says that it was overlooked by the army and escaped the fire because the main temple buildings, including the main hall, where the inner part were far from the main gate and the main priest's residence and the several hundred meter stone steps came between them.
Japanese: 当寺の本堂をはじめとする中心堂宇は総門や本坊のある地点から数百メートルの石段を上ったはるか奥にあるため、見落とされ、焼き討ちをまぬがれたのではないかという説もある。
English: Right after the main gate which faces west, there is a sub-temple: Joshoan on the left, and after going up stone steps a little, the main priest's residence: Myojuin is also on the left.
Japanese: 西面する総門を入るとすぐ左に塔頭（たっちゅう、子院）の常照庵があり、石段を少し上ると左に本坊の明寿院がある。
English: The main hall is a Japanese-style Buddha hall with Irimoya-zukuri (half-hipped) roof covered with cypress bark shingles, and is designated a national treasure as a typical Tendai Buddha hall in the Medieval period.
Japanese: 入母屋造、檜皮葺（ひわだぶき）の和様仏堂で、中世天台仏堂の代表作として国宝に指定されている。
English: Judging from the inscription "1288" on a metal fitting of Shumidan (an altar made of fine timber, generally with paneling, hame), the hall itself seems to have been built at that time.
Japanese: 須弥壇の金具に弘安11年（1288年）の銘があり、堂自体もそのころの建築と思われる。
English: Zushi (a cupboard-like case with double doors) in which the principal image is enshrined is also designated a national treasure because it is attached to the main hall.
Japanese: 本尊を安置する厨子も本堂の「附」（つけたり）として国宝に指定されている。
English: The principal image: the standing statue of Sho-Kannon is withheld from public view like many other principal images of Tendai temples in Shiga Prefecture.
Japanese: 本尊の聖観音立像は、滋賀県内の多くの天台寺院の本尊と同様、秘仏である。
English: The statue's body was carved crudely as it looks unfinished at first glance, though if one ignores the fact that it was made by Gyogi or not, it may have been carved by a practitioner who was not a professional sculptor of Buddhist statues.
Japanese: この像は一見、未完成像かと思われるほど、体部の彫りが荒々しく、行基の作であるかどうかは別としても、専門仏師でない行者の制作である可能性もあるという。
English: Originally, it was a two-storied gate, but its second story was removed in early modern times.
Japanese: 元来は楼門（2階建て門）だったが、近世に2階部分が取り払われている。
English: A temple legend says it was built in 1246 in the Kamakura period; however judging from its style, it seems to have been built from the period of the Northern and Southern Courts to the Muromachi period.
Japanese: 寺伝では鎌倉時代の寛元4年（1246年）の建立というが、様式的には南北朝時代～室町時代の建築とみられる。
English: Although it escaped being burned down by Nobunaga ODA, after early modern times, it went into ruin, so only the first and second stories remained, and the third story was no more.
Japanese: 織田信長の焼き討ちはまぬがれたものの、近世以降は荒廃し、塔の初層と二重目がかろうじて残るだけで、三重目はなくなっていた。
English: The present pagoda was restored to make up for the missing part from 1975 to 1978.
Japanese: 現状の塔は欠失部分を補って1975年から1978年にかけて復元されたものである。
English: Shoin (a drawing and reception room), an entrance, and Kuri (the priest's living quarters or the kitchen of a temple) were destroyed by a fire in 1977, so the present buildings were rebuilt.
Japanese: 1977年の火災で書院、玄関、庫裏（くり）が焼失し、現在の建物はその後に再建されたものである。
English: Moreover Myojuin has Goma-do Hall (built in 1711) and a teahouse: Suiunkaku (built in 1854-1860), which escaped the aforementioned fire.
Japanese: 他に上記の火災をまぬがれた護摩堂（正徳(日本)元年・1711年建）と茶室水雲閣（安政年間・1854－1860年）がある。
English: By car: 15 minutes drive via Route 307 from Yokaichi Interchange of Meishin Expressway, or 20 minutes from Hikone Interchange
Japanese: 車：名神高速八日市インターチェンジより国道307号線経由15分、彦根インターチェンジより20分
English: By bus: Take Kano line of Hikonekanko Bus from JR Inae Station or Toyosato Station on Ohmi Railway (only weekday)
Japanese: バス：JR稲枝駅・近江鉄道豊郷駅(滋賀県)より彦根観光バス蚊野線利用（ただし平日のみ）
English: Cultural assets: Hondo (main temple), Color on silk painting of Hie Sanno mandala (Mandala having to do with Hie Sannosha Shrine), three other cultural assets - Important Cultural Property, the precinct of Hyakusai-ji Temple - historic site
Japanese: 文化財本堂、絹本着色日吉山王曼荼羅図他3件（重要文化財）百済寺境内（史跡）
English: It is known as one of the three mountains in Eastern Biwa Lake together with Kongorin-ji Temple and Saimei-ji Temple (Kora-cho).
Japanese: 金剛輪寺、西明寺(甲良町)とともに「湖東三山」の1つとして知られる。
English: Prince Shotoku saw strange light when he visited this location with Eji, a monk of Goryeo (Goguryeo) (kingdom of Korea), who was visiting Japan at that time.
Japanese: 聖徳太子は当時来朝していた高麗（高句麗）の僧・恵慈（えじ）とともにこの地に至った時、山中に不思議な光を見た。
English: The prince carved a statue of an Eleven-faced Kannon on the Japanese cedar without cutting it down and built a temple surrounding the statue.
Japanese: 太子はその杉を、根が付いた立ち木のまま刻んで十一面観音の像を作り、像を囲むように堂を建てた。
English: It is said to be the beginning of Hyakusai-ji Temple, and the temple was named Hyakusai-ji Temple (百済寺) because it was modeled after the Ryoun-ji Temple in Kudara (Baekje, Paekche) (百済).
Japanese: これが百済寺の始まりであるといい、百済の龍雲寺にならって寺を建てたので百済寺と号したという。
English: According to historical materials, Hyakusai-ji Temple first appears in the 11th century, 1089, therefore, it is unknown how much the legend of Prince Shotoku founding the temple reflects the historical facts, however, by seeing its jigo (literally, "temple name") - Hyakusai-ji Temple, this temple was most likely to be built as a Uji-dera Temple (temple built for praying clan's glory) for a clan formed by immigrants to ancient Japan.
Japanese: 百済寺の史料上の初見は11世紀の寛治3年（1089年）であり、聖徳太子創建との伝承がどこまで史実を反映したものかは不明であるが、百済寺という寺号から見て、この寺は渡来系氏族の氏寺として開創された可能性が高い。
English: In the Heian period, as many other temples in the Omi Province, Hyakusai-ji Temple also fell within Enryaku-ji Temple on Mt. Hiei and became a temple of the Tendai sect.
Japanese: 平安時代には、近江国の多くの寺院と同様、比叡山延暦寺の勢力下に入り、天台宗の寺院となっている。
English: Although it seems like the temple had been quite substantial from the Heian period to the medieval period, it was completely-burned by the fire in 1498 and also by the fire caused by the war in 1503; the temple's treasure and the records were burned down, which included not only the original building from its inception but also most of the Buddha statues, the temple's treasure and the records.
Japanese: 平安時代から中世にかけて、かなりの規模をもった寺院だったようだが、明応7年（1498年）の火災で全焼し、その数年後の文亀3年（1503年）の兵火でも焼け、この2回の火災で創建以来の建物ばかりでなく、仏像、寺宝、記録類なども大方焼けてしまった。
English: In 1573, the temple was burned down again by Nobunaga ODA.
Japanese: さらに天正元年（1573年）には織田信長の焼き討ちに遭い、またも全焼している。
English: At that time, the Rokkaku clan who was kin to the Sasaki clan, and influential in the area, had Namazue-jo Castle, a branch castle of Kannonji-jo Castle, near Hyakusai-ji Temple.
Japanese: 当時、この地に勢力をもっていた佐々木氏の一族六角氏は、観音寺城の支城である鯰江城（なまずえじょう）を百済寺の近くに築いていた。
English: Nobunaga burned down Hyakusai-ji Temple because he thought that the temple was on the side of the Sasaki clan who opposed Nobunaga.
Japanese: 信長は自分と敵対していた佐々木氏に味方するものとして、百済寺を焼き討ちした。
English: Passing through its Sanmon gate (temple gate) and going down the Sando (an approach to the temple), you will see Kimi-in Temple, Honbo (a main living quarter priest), and going up the stone steps farther, you will see Nio-mon Gate (Deva gate) and further up is Hondo.
Japanese: 山門を入り参道を進むと本坊の喜見院があり、そこから石段を上ったところに仁王門、さらに上ったところに本堂が建つ。
English: Here you can see the remains of the Sobo (Monks' lodging house), surrounded by stone walls, on both sides of the Sando where there used to be many buildings standing in a row.
Japanese: 参道両側には石垣を築いた僧坊跡があり、かつては多くの建物が軒をつらねていた。
English: The building has the form of the Esoteric Buddhism hall from medieval times and the characteristics of modern times in its details; it was set down as an Important Cultural Property in 2004.
Japanese: 中世以来の密教仏堂の形式を残しつつ細部には近世的特質の現われた建築で、2004年に重要文化財に指定されている。
English: Minamihokke-ji Temple located in Takatori-cho, Takaichi-gun, Nara Prefecture is a temple of the Shingon sect.
Japanese: 南法華寺（みなみほっけじ）は、奈良県高市郡高取町にある真言宗の寺院。
English: It is also famous for a setting of a ningyo joruri(traditional Japanese puppet theater) titled "Tsubosaka Reigenki" that describes conjugal affection between Osato and Sawaichi.
Japanese: お里・沢市の夫婦愛をうたった人形浄瑠璃『壺坂霊験記』の舞台としても有名。
English: It has a statue of Goddess of Mercy called 'Tenjiku Torai Daikannon Zo,' donated in return for the contribution of the former chief to anti-Hansen's disease activities in India
Japanese: 先代住職のインドでの救ハンセン病事業への尽力に対する返礼として贈られた「天竺渡来大観音像」がある。
English: It has other objects brought from India: a large stone relief, Butsudenzu (Illustrated Biographies of the Buddha), and Tenjiku Torai Ishido (an Indian-style large stone hall).
Japanese: その他、インド渡来のものとしては、石像大仏伝図、天竺渡来大石堂がある。
English: According to a tradition, it was founded by Benki Shonin of Gango-ji Temple in 703.
Japanese: 伝承によれば大宝(日本)3年（703年）に元興寺の弁基上人により開かれたとされる。
English: Exit at the Koriyama Interchange (Nara Prefecture) of Nishimeihan Jidoshado Expressway and take National Route 24 and then National Route 169.
Japanese: 西名阪自動車道郡山インターチェンジ(奈良県)から国道24号、国道169号を経由
English: It is not known when it was founded, but Gien Sojo is believed to have founded it on the remain of Okanomiya Palace resided by Prince Kusakabe, who was a prince of Emperor Tenmu and died at the age of 27.
Japanese: 創建時期は不明だが、天武天皇の皇子で27歳で早世した草壁皇子の住んだ岡宮の跡に義淵僧正が創建したとされる。
English: Old roof-tiles dated back to the early Nara period were excavated at the precincts of Haruta-jinja Shrine, which stands on the west of the temple.
Japanese: 寺の西に隣接する治田神社（はるたじんじゃ）境内からは奈良時代前期にさかのぼる古瓦が発掘されている。
English: It had been a branch temple of Kofuku-ji Temple until the Edo period because Gien Sojo was the founder of the Dharma Characteristics (Hosso) school of Japan.
Japanese: 義淵僧正が法相宗の祖とされていたため、江戸時代までは興福寺の末寺であった。
English: (This is why it was designated as an architecture of important cultural property in the name of 'Nio-mon Gate of Oka-dera Temple' and 'Shoin (reception room) of Oka-dera Temple.'
Japanese: （そのため、重要文化財建造物の指定名称は「岡寺仁王門」「岡寺書院」となっている）。
English: It gives a realistic representation of the face with eyes slanting down outwards and many wrinkles, and the thin chest on which the ribs stand out.
Japanese: 目尻が垂れ下がり、皺の多い独特の容貌、あばらの浮き出た胸板などを写実的に表現している。
English: A Nyoirin Kannon zo (an image of Nyoirin Kannon) is commonly expressed as a sitting statue having six arms, but this statue, like the principal image of Ishiyama-dera Temple, has two arms.
Japanese: 如意輪観音像は6臂の坐像に表わすものが多いが、本像は石山寺本尊などと同様の2臂像である。
English: Although the legs were originally in a semi-lotus position like the principal image statue of Ishiyama-dera Temple, it was modified into a sitting statue as it is today.
Japanese: 脚部は本来、石山寺本尊像と同様の半跏像であったものを現状のような坐像に改めたものである。
English: Take a bus of the following bus lines of Nara Kotsu Bus Lines Co., Ltd. at the bus stop No. 2 at the east exit of Kashiharajingu-mae Station, Kinki Nippon Railway Company.
Japanese: 近畿日本鉄道橿原神宮前駅東口バス停2番乗り場から、下記奈良交通バス乗車
English: The 1819th line bound for the east exit of Kashiharajingu-mae Station (Shobucho 4 chome=>Noguchi=>Oka-dera mae=> Asuka-daibutsu mae =>the east exit of Kashiharajingu-mae Station)
Japanese: 1819橿原神宮駅東口行（菖蒲町四丁目→野口→岡寺前→飛鳥大仏前→橿原神宮駅東口）
English: Fudasho (temples where amulets are collected), etc.: the 31st of the 33 temples that are visited during the Kansai Kannon Pilgrimage, the 35th temple of Prince Shotoku's sacred sites, and the 21st temple of the 33 Omi Saigoku Kannon pilgrimage
Japanese: 札所等西国三十三箇所31番聖徳太子霊跡35番近江西国三十三箇所観音霊場21番
English: It is located on the mountainside of Chomeiji hill by Lake Biwa, and has been known for its more than 800 steps leading from the foot of the hill to Hondo.
Japanese: 琵琶湖畔にそびえる長命寺山の山腹に位置し、麓から本堂に至る800段余の長い階段で知られる。
English: According to legend, during the twelfth Emperor Keiko era, TAKENOUCHI no Sukune carved '寿命長遠諸元成就' (wishing for long life) in a willow tree wishing for longevity.
Japanese: 伝承によれば、第12代景行天皇の時代に、武内宿禰がこの地で柳の木に「寿命長遠諸元成就」と彫り長寿を祈願した。
English: It is said that when Prince Shotoku visited the place later, he found the letters Sukune had carved during his prayer.
Japanese: その後、聖徳太子がこの地に赴いた際、宿禰が祈願した際に彫った文字を発見したという。
English: Looking at them, he was impressed, and a white-haired old man appeared and told him to make a Buddha statue out of the wood and enshrine it.
Japanese: これに感銘を受けてながめていると白髪の老人が現れ、その木で仏像を彫りこの地に安置するよう告げた。
English: It has been said that the Prince named the temple Chomei-ji Temple after Sukune's longevity.
Japanese: 太子は宿禰の長寿にあやかり、当寺を長命寺と名付けたと伝えられている。
English: The actual year and circumferences of the foundation are unknown, and a description of Chomei-ji Temple according to reliable historical materials first appears in monjo (written material) called 'Letters of HAJI no Sukune Sukemasa, Okushima no Shoji (administrator of a manor)' dated March 2, 1074.
Japanese: 実際の創建年次や創建の事情については未詳であり、確実な史料における長命寺の初見は、承保元年（1074年）3月2日付の「奥島庄司土師宿禰助正解文」（おくしましょうじはじのすくねすけまさげぶみ）という文書である。
English: It is said that Chomei-ji Temple's honzon is 'the trinity of Three Buddhas,' i.e. three Kannons called Senju Kannon, Eleven-faced Kannon, and Sho Kannon.
Japanese: 「千手十一面聖観世音菩薩三尊一体」、つまり、千手観音、十一面観音、聖観音（しょうかんのん）の3体が長命寺の本尊であるとされている。