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English: This led to the construction of Shinto shrines within Buddhist temples in which to enshrine the temporary kami forms (gongen) that Buddhist deities were believed to assumed.
Japanese: 寺院の中で仏の仮の姿である神（権現）を祀る神社が営まれるようになった。
English: The Shinto deity, Hachiman-shin, which served as the guardian deity of samurai families was a product of this syncretism as is suggested by his name 'Hachiman Bosatsu' and as a result he received the devout protection and worship of the bakufu (Japanese feudal government headed by a shogun) as well as local feudal lords throughout the Kamakura, Muromachi and Edo periods.
Japanese: 鎌倉時代、室町時代、江戸時代では、武家の守護神である八幡神自体が「八幡大菩薩」と称されるように神仏習合によるものであったため、幕府や地方領主によって保護され、祈祷寺として栄えた。
English: However, this meant that such institutions had no supporting parishioners, so their numbers decreased rapidly when the majority were converted to Buddhist temples or disappeared during the anti-Buddhist movement of the Meiji period.
Japanese: しかし、そのために檀越を持たなかったため、明治時代の廃仏毀釈によって、その殆どの寺院が神社に転向したか消滅したりして、急速に数を減らした。
English: Ujidera (Clan Temples) were Buddhist temples which were constructed by powerful clans during the Asuka period as replacements for kofun (tumuli).
Japanese: 氏寺（うじでら）とは、飛鳥時代に古墳に代わって有力氏族によって造られるようになった仏教の寺院である。
English: Typical examples include Horyu-ji Temple (Ikaruga-dera Temple) established by Prince Shotoku, Asuka-dera Temple established by the Soga clan and Koryu-ji Temple established by the Hata clan.
Japanese: 主な代表例としては聖徳太子が建立した法隆寺（斑鳩寺）や蘇我氏が建立した飛鳥寺、それに秦氏が建立した広隆寺がある。
English: Ujidera underwent a change during the middle ages when Buddhism diffused down through aristocratic society and the samurai class to develop from being the sole preserve of the imperial family and powerful families to become a religion of the common people.
Japanese: 仏教が、限られた皇族や有力豪族の信仰から、貴族社会全般に浸透し、武家や一般民衆まで及ぶ中世に入ると、氏寺も古代のそれとは変化していった。
English: The term came to refer not only to temples established for the worship and memorial services of clans but also to temples established by the families that comprised clans (there was no term for 'family temple') and took on the role of conducting the Buddhist rites of clans and families.
Japanese: 「氏」という一グループの信仰や供養を受ける氏寺のみならず、「氏」を構成する「家」それぞれにも氏寺（家寺と呼ぶべきか）が持たれるようになり、それぞれ氏や家に応じた仏事を執り行うようになった。
English: These temples not only served a religious role, as ujidera emerged that also conducted manor management duties for the continuation and growth of the temple as well as providing financial assistance and advice to the clans or families that owned them.
Japanese: 仏事といった信仰的・宗教的行為の役割のみならず、氏寺の存続・発展の為の荘園経営や、本来主人たる氏や家へ対しての経済援助や助言といった活動を行う氏寺も出てきた。
English: Great attention has been paid to the development of ujidera during the middle ages as they aimed to make a transition from being the recipients of one-sided protection and assistance to achieve self-sustaining development while maintaining close relationships with clans and families.
Japanese: 一方的な保護・援助の対象から、氏や家との密接な関係を保ちつつ、存続と自立的発展を目的としており、氏寺の中世的展開として注目される。
English: Ankoku-ji Temples and Risho-to Pagodas were temples and pagodas established throughout Japan with the exceptions of Hokkaido and Okinawa by Takauji ASHIKAGA and his younger brother Tadayoshi ASHIKAGA during the Northern and Southern Courts period.
Japanese: 安国寺利生塔（あんこくじりしょうとう）は、南北朝時代(日本)に足利尊氏・足利直義兄弟が、北海道、沖縄を除く日本各地に設けた寺院。
English: On the recommendation of the Rinzai Sect priest Muso Soseki, a plan was developed to establish one temple and one pagoda in each province to pray for the souls of those who died in battle under Emperor Godaigo, just as Emperor Shomu established a provincial temple in each province.
Japanese: 臨済宗の夢窓疎石（むそうそせき）の勧めにより、後醍醐天皇以下の戦没者の菩提を弔うため、聖武天皇が国ごとに国分寺を建立したように、国ごとに1寺1塔を建てる計画を立てた。
English: In 1345, a declaration by the Retired Emperor Kogon of the Northern Court named the temples Ankoku-ji Temple and the pagodas Risho-to Pagoda.
Japanese: 1345年（興国6年・貞和元年）に、北朝光厳院の院旨を得、寺の名を安国寺・塔の名を利生塔と称した。
English: The first was Kumeda-dera Temple in Izumi Province which was completed in 1338, and the majority were later completed during the mid-Northern and Southern Courts period.
Japanese: 1338年（延元3年・暦応元年）に、和泉久米田寺を始めとし、以後南北朝時代中期にはほとんど完成した。
English: Some Ankoku-ji Temples and Risho-to Pagodas were completely new structures but there were provinces in which existing temples were repaired to serve the purpose.
Japanese: 安国寺利生塔は新しく造営された物もあるが、既存の寺院を修理してこれに充てた国もある。
English: This construction had a major cultural and political significance such as the ensuing spread of Zen Buddhism (particularly the Rinzai Sect) as a result of Ankoku-ji Temples and the regulation of forms of Buddhism other than Zen by Risho-to Pagodas.
Japanese: 安国寺による禅宗（特に臨済宗）の地方への波及、また利生塔による禅宗以外の宗派の統制など、文化的・政治的意義が大きかった。
English: The term kiganjo refers to a Buddhist temple or Shinto shrine at which worshipers pray for favors.
Japanese: 祈願所（きがんじょ）は神社、寺院の1つで、特に人々が神仏に願い事を行う寺社を指す。
English: As can be seen in "Azuma Kagami" (The Mirror of the East) and "Taiheiki" (The Record of the Great Peace), many samurai worshipped Shinto Kami during the latter part of the Heian period as a result of Usa Hachiman-gu Shrine becoming the ujigami (ancestral deity) of the Minamoto clan.
Japanese: 特に平安時代後期には、宇佐八幡宮が源氏の氏神となった事により、『吾妻鏡』や『太平記』に見られるように、多くの武士によって神に祈願が為された。
English: After being imported into Japan during the Asuka period, Buddhism came under state control and temples were established by the nation and influential clans.
Japanese: 飛鳥時代に日本に伝来した仏教は、その後、国家の統制下に置かれ、寺院も国家や有力氏族によって建立されるようになった。
English: It is this that led to temples becoming places at which to pray for the development of the nation, the prevention of infectious diseases and the health of the country's population.
Japanese: その経緯から寺院では国家の発展、疫病防除、万民の健康を祈念するようになった。
English: During the Heian period, belief in Buddhism spread throughout the noble classes, with each clan constructed temples in which to pray for the prosperity of the clan, although some clans had practiced this since the Nara period.
Japanese: 平安時代になると、仏教信仰が貴族の間にも広まり、一部では奈良時代から既に行われてきたが、各氏族で個々に寺院を建立するようになり、そこで氏族の繁栄を祈念した。
English: In the Kamakura period, Buddhism spread to the Samurai class, with temples being constructed in which to pray for the prosperity and safety of the head of each territory as well as the entire family, and these eventually became integrated with temples founded to pray for the souls of those family members who died in battle.
Japanese: 鎌倉時代になると、仏教信仰が武士にも広まり、各武士の所領に当主や一族の繁栄や無事を祈る祈願寺が建立され、やがて戦死した一族を祀る菩提寺と一体化した。
English: Buddhism disseminated to the common people during the Muromachi period and it became commonplace to pray at temples throughout the country, with prayers being written down and offered to the temple.
Japanese: 室町時代になると、仏教信仰が庶民の間にも広まり、各地の寺院に願い事を行うのが一般的となり、願い事を書いた祈願文が奉納されるようになった。
English: During the Edo period, travel became more widespread and, although until then people only visited nearby temples and shrines, it became the practice for people to visit distant temples and shrines and say various prayers in different locations such as Zenko-ji Temple and the Shikoku Pilgrimage.
Japanese: 江戸時代になると、旅行が大衆化し、それまでは近隣の寺社にのみ参詣していたが、善光寺や四国八十八箇所のように、遠隔地の寺社へも参詣するようになり、様々な祈願が各地の寺社になされるようになった。
English: Pre-modern prayers were more like an agreement with deities in which, for example, a lantern would be offered if a particular prayer were answered as opposed to the modern one-sided form in which ones desires are requested.
Japanese: 因みに、近代以前の祈願とは、例えば「～の願い事を叶えて頂いた暁には、燈籠を奉納します」のように神仏との契約であり、現代のように、願い事を行うだけの一方的な関係ではなかった。
English: The repairs made to structures and the objects offered as a result of these agreements could still be seen as of 2005.
Japanese: これらの契約によって行われた施設の補修や調度品の奉納などを、2005年現在も見る事が出来る。
English: Tainei-ji Temple is a Buddhist temple belonging to the Soto Sect located in Fukawayumoto, Nagato City, Yamaguchi Prefecture.
Japanese: 大寧寺（たいねいじ）は山口県長門市深川湯本にある曹洞宗の寺院である。
English: Tainei-ji Temple was founded in 1410 by Norihiro OUCHI, a shugo daimyo (provincial lord) of Suo Province and Nagato Province, who invited Sekioku Shinryo to serve as head priest.
Japanese: 1410年（応永17年）に周防・長門の守護大名大内教弘が石屋真梁を招聘して創建。
English: In 1466, Kanto Kanrei (Shogun's deputy in the Kanto region) Norizane UESUGI, who had grown weary from political strife and wandered the country, died at the temple.
Japanese: 1466年（文正元年）には政争に疲れて流浪の旅に出ていた元関東管領上杉憲実がこの寺で病死している。
English: In 1551, Yoshitaka OUCHI committed suicide at Tainei-ji Temple after he fled from Yamaguchi to the temple, surrounded by an army led by his retainer Harukata SUE who attempted to overthrow him.
Japanese: 1551年（天文(元号)20年）に大内義隆が家臣の陶晴賢の謀反に遭い、山口を脱出後にこの寺に逃れたが軍に包囲され自刃。
English: Article 3:This law defines 'keidai kenbutsu' as fixed buildings and structures belonging to a religious corporation as described in item 1 that are necessary for said religious corporation to conduct activities as stipulated in the previous article.
Japanese: 第三条　この法律において「境内建物」とは、第1号に掲げるような宗教法人の前条に規定する目的のために必要な当該宗教法人に固有の建物及び工作物をいう。
English: Keidaichi' is defined as the fixed land that is necessary for a religious corporation, as described from item 2 to item 7, to conduct activities stipulated in those same articles.
Japanese: 「境内地」とは、第2号から第7号までに掲げるような宗教法人の同条に規定する目的のために必要な当該宗教法人に固有の土地をいう。
English: Land used to protect from damage the buildings, structures and land stipulated in all previous items
Japanese: 前各号に掲げる建物、工作物又は土地の災害を防止するために用いられる土地
English: Also referred to as "wataridaiku," these craftsmen spend many years away from home living on the sites of temples or shrines where they develop their skills as they study materials and techniques.
Japanese: 渡り大工とも呼ばれ、何年も家を離れ社寺のある地に居住して材料、技法を検討しながら仕事を進める。
English: These skills and techniques are usually passed down orally from master to the student in the apprentice system.
Japanese: その技術、技法は徒弟制度という形で師匠から弟子へ口伝で継承されるのが普通である。
English: It is for this reason that there are estimated to be fewer than 100 such craftsmen remaining in Japan whereas it was said that there were once several hundred.
Japanese: そのため、かつては日本全国に数百人いると言われたが、現在では宮大工の継承者は100人以下と推定されている。
English: Miyadaiku renowned for the repair of buildings designated as National Treasures and Important Cultural Properties include Tsunekazu NISHIOKA, Kahei SASAKI, Shoji MATSUURA (commonly referred to as the human National Treasure of carpentry and a cultural property preservation engineer).
Japanese: 国宝や重要文化財の建築物の修復などで著名な宮大工には、西岡常一や佐々木嘉平、松浦昭次（俗に大工の人間国宝といわれる、文化財保存技術者）などがいる。
English: Kaiin-ji was the name of a Buddhist temple located in Nagaokakyo City, Kyoto Prefecture and is also currently the name of the surrounding area.
Japanese: 海印寺（かいいんじ）は、京都府長岡京市にあった寺院、およびその周辺の地名。
English: The temple once flourished under the patronage of the government and imperial family, and the surrounding villages were designated as Kaiin-ji Temple territory.
Japanese: かつては国家･皇室の庇護を受けて栄え、周辺の村々を海印寺領とした時期もあった。
English: Kannon-ji Temple is a Buddhist temple belonging to the Chizan School of the Pure Land Sect located in Fugenji-shimo, Kyotanabe City, Kyoto Prefecture.
Japanese: 観音寺（かんのんじ）は、京都府京田辺市普賢寺下にある真言宗智山派の寺院。
English: The temple is said to have began as Kanshinzan Shinzan-ji Temple that was founded during the Nara period by Hosso Sect monk Gien before being revived by Ryoben during the Tenpyo era (729-748).
Japanese: 奈良時代、法相宗の僧義淵により創建された観心山親山寺が始まりと伝えられ、天平年間（729年～748年）良弁が中興したという。
English: The temple was damaged by fire on numerous occasions and each time was rebuilt with the assistance of the Fujiwara clan but the temple fell into ruin as the Fujiwara clan declined.
Japanese: たびたび火災に遭い藤原氏の援助によりその都度復興されたが、藤原氏の衰退とともに寺運も衰えた。
English: The time of Hosen-ji Temple's founding is unknown but it is said that the temple was named Hosen-ji (lit. Buddhist Spring Temple) after the Eleven-faced Kannon statue caused springs to flow when the area experienced drought during the Tencho era (824-834).
Japanese: この寺の創建年代等については不詳であるが、天長年間（824年～834年）この地が干ばつに見舞われたとき、本尊の十一面観音の力により泉がわいたことから寺号を法泉寺としたという。
English: The principal image is a statue of Nyoirin Kannon in the in half-lotus position, which is a national treasure and the 33rd site on the Rakuyo Kannon Pilgrimage of 33 Temples in Kyoto City.
Japanese: 本尊は国宝の如意輪観音菩薩半跏像で、洛陽三十三箇所の第33番札所でもある。
English: Temple legend states that Gantoku-ji Temple was founded in modern day Terato-cho, Muko City in the year 679 before Chukai (son of late Heian period samurai TAIRA no Norimori) who had served at Hobodai-in Temple in Sanjo-dori Street, Higashioji-dori Street became head priest and restored the temple.
Japanese: この寺は、寺伝によれば679年に現在の向日市寺戸に創建されたとされ、その後東大路通三条通の宝菩提院に住した忠快（平安時代後期の武士平教盛の子）がこの寺に入って中興したと伝えられる。
English: It further deteriorated in modern times and in 1962 artifacts including the principal image statue of Kannon were relocated to Shoji-ji Temple, known as 'Hana no Tera' (lit. Flower Temple).
Japanese: 近代に入ってさらに荒廃し、1962年（昭和37年）に本尊の観音像などが「花の寺」として知られる勝持寺に移された。
English: Sanbo-in Temple was founded in 1115 by Shokaku, 14th head priest of Daigo-ji Temple and son of Minister of the Left MINAMOTO no Toshifusa.
Japanese: 永久(日本)3年（1115年）、左大臣源俊房の子で醍醐寺14代座主勝覚が開く。
English: It was originally named Kanjo-in Temple but was later given its current name after Buddhism's Three Jewels (Sanbo).
Japanese: 当初は灌頂院と称したが、後に仏教の三宝にちなんで現在の名に改めたという。
English: From the Kamakura period to the Northern and Southern Courts period, it produced the eminent monks Seigen (7th head priest), Kenjin (11th head priest) and Kenshun (21st head priest), and received the protection of Takauji ASHIKAGA.
Japanese: 鎌倉時代から南北朝時代(日本)にかけて、成賢（7世）・憲深（11世）・賢俊（21世）と高僧を輩出し、足利尊氏から厚く保護された。
English: 25th head priest Mansai, who became the adopted son of Yoshimitsu ASHIKAGA, was appointed head priest of Godai-ji Temple in 1396 before being given the imperial title Ju-Sango and later going on to become referred to as 'Kokui no Saisho' (Buddhist priest who also serves as a government minister) for his backing of the Muromachi Shogun Yoshinori ASHIKAGA.
Japanese: 特に足利義満の猶子となった25世満済は、応永3年（1396年）に醍醐寺座主に任じられ、続いて准三后となり、後には足利義教の室町幕府征夷大将軍擁立にも活躍したため、「黒衣の宰相」と呼ばれた。
English: Also, Godai-ji Temple had been a center of Shingon Sect worship since ancient times, but it was around this time that Sanbo-in Temple took on the role of supervising Shingon Sect ascetics and yamabushi (mountain ascetic hermits).
Japanese: また、古くから醍醐寺は真言宗系の修験の中心であったが、この頃から三宝院が真言宗系の修験者・山伏の取締にあたるようになる。
English: However, Sanbo-in Temple was destroyed by fire during the Onin War and fell out of use but during the Azuchi–Momoyama period, Gien, the head of Daigo-ji Temple's Kongorin-ji sub temple who was greatly trusted by Hideyoshi TOYOTOMI, established the 'Daigo no Hanami' (Daigo Flower Viewing) around the Kongorin-ji sub-temple.
Japanese: ところが、応仁の乱で三宝院が焼失してしまい、廃寺同然となるが、安土桃山時代に醍醐寺金剛輪院の院主であった義演が豊臣秀吉の信頼が厚く、金剛輪院を中心に有名な「醍醐の花見」が開かれた。
English: Gien received the imperial title Ju-Sango and, with the permission of Hideyoshi, became the 32nd head priest of Sanbo-in Temple and renamed Kongorin-ji Temple to Sanbo-in Temple.
Japanese: 義演は准三后となり、秀吉の許可を得て三宝院32世を名乗り、金剛輪院を三宝院と改称した。
English: Gien gained the trust of Ieyasu TOKUGAWA and, in 1613 a Shugendo (mountain ascetism) ban was enacted with the support of the Edo bakufu (Japanese feudal government headed by a shogun) as a result of dispute during the early Edo period with the Shogo-in Temple, head temple of the Honzan school of Tendai Sect lineage Shugendo.
Japanese: 義演は徳川家康からも信任を受け、江戸時代初期の天台宗系修験道である本山派本山の聖護院との相論では江戸幕府の支援を受けて、慶長18年（1613年）に修験道法度が制定された。
English: In 1871, the use of the Monzeki ranking (ranking of a temple served by a head priest from the imperial family or nobility) was prohibited as a result of the anti-Buddhist movement at the beginning of the Meiji period but was restored 14 years later.
Japanese: 明治4年（1871年）、廃仏毀釈の影響で門跡号を差し止められるが、14年後に復称する。
English: Currently, the administrative office of Daigo-ji Temple, Sohonzan (Grand Head Temple) of the Daigo school of the Shingon Sect, is located within Sanbo-in Temple, and it has been determined that the three posts of Daigo school chief priest, Daigo-ji Temple head priest and Sanbo-in Temple Monzeki are held simultaneously.
Japanese: 現在では、真言宗醍醐派総本山としての醍醐寺の宗務事務所が三宝院内に設置され、醍醐派管長・醍醐寺座主・三宝院門跡の三職を兼務する事が定められている。
English: The Kyoto 13 Buddha Sacred Sites Pilgrimage is a pilgrimage consisting of 13 temples in Kyoto city.
Japanese: 京都十三仏霊場（きょうとじゅうさんぶつれいじょう）は、京都市内の十三箇寺の霊場巡礼。
English: The pilgrimage covers temples enshrining the Buddhas that guide the dead to the attainment of Buddhahood over the 13 memorial services held between the 39th day since death and first anniversary of death.
Japanese: 中陰から年忌までの十三の忌日にあたり死者を成仏へと導いてくれる仏を巡る。
English: The 25 Sacred Sites of Floral Temples in the Kansai Region is a pilgrimage covering 25 temples famous for seasonal flowers across the six prefectures of Osaka, Hyogo, Kyoto, Shiga, Nara and Wakayama.
Japanese: 関西花の寺二十五霊場（かんさいはなのてらにじゅうごれいじょう）は、季節の花で名高い、大阪府、兵庫県、京都府、滋賀県、奈良県、和歌山県、の六府県六宗派二十五ヶ寺の霊場。
English: The pilgrimage was established in order to use the beautiful flowers and autumn leaves to strengthen the relationship that believers have with the temples as well as make life and society bright and prosperous.
Japanese: 創設意義は境内の美しい花や紅葉を通じ、信徒と寺院とのつながりを強め、人生や社会を明るく豊かにすることである。
English: Shufuku-ji Temple is a Buddhist temple belonging to the Nichiren Shoshu Sect located in Ide-cho, Tsuzuki-gun, Kyoto Prefecture but now serves as the residence for Shoshinkai monks.
Japanese: 修福寺（しゅうふくじ）は、京都府綴喜郡井手町に所在する日蓮正宗の寺院であるが現在は正信会の僧侶が占有・居住している。
English: The first head priest was excommunicated for violating Nichiren Shoshu Sect rules with his denial of the status of the 67th head Nikken as high priest but still continues to reside at Shufuku-ji Temple.
Japanese: -初代住職が第67世法主日顕上人の法主としての地位を否定したため、日蓮正宗の宗制宗規に違背したことにより破門されたが、現在も修福寺を占有し、居住している。
English: The current head priest (Representative Director) is also a Nichiren Shoshu Sect monk (also serves as head priest of Sensho-ji Temple in Fushimi Ward, Kyoto City).
Japanese: 現住職（代表役員）も日蓮正宗の僧侶（京都市伏見区・宣照寺住職が兼務）である。
English: The representative (director responsible) is also a Nichiren Shoshu Sect follower (Sensho-ji Temple) and the buildings on the site are also owned by Shufuku-ji Temple.
Japanese: また、総代（責任役員）も日蓮正宗の信徒（宣照寺）であり、土地建物も修福寺の所有するところである。
English: However, a court decision regarding the preservation of the status of the first head priest which states that is he able to occupy Shufuku-ji Temple for as long as he lives means that no sect activities may be conducted at Shufuku-ji Temple unless he were to leave for any reason.
Japanese: ただし裁判所の初代住職の地位保全の決定によって、初代住職の存命中は修福寺を占有することは認められているため、何らかの理由で退去しない限りは日蓮正宗は修福寺においては宗教活動をすることはできない状態である。
English: Its formal name is Kongoo-in Temple and it is a bekkaku-honzan (special head temple) of the Shingon Sect Daigo School.
Japanese: 正式な寺号を金剛王院（こんごうおういん）と称し、真言宗醍醐派の別格本山である。
English: It is reputed that Ichigon-ji Temple was originally founded by the daughter of FUJIWARA no Michinori (Shinzei, ca.1106 - 1159), Awa no naishi (maid of honor), who was in the service of Kenreimonin, and excavations that took place to the south of the temple in 1973 discovered the remains of a Kamakura period garden.
Japanese: 一言寺は、もとは信西（信西、1106年頃-1159年）の娘で建礼門院に仕えた阿波内侍の開基により創建されたと伝えられ、この寺の南側からは1973年（昭和48年）の発掘調査により、鎌倉時代の庭園跡などが発見されている。
English: Following its founding, the temple gradually fell into decay but was restored in 1874 when the Kongoo-in sub-temple of Daigo-ji Temple was relocated to the site.
Japanese: 創建されて以後寺は次第に衰退したが、1874年（明治8年）醍醐寺の塔頭である金剛王院が移されて復興された。
English: Shinko-in Temple is a Buddhist temple belonging to the Jodo Sect (the Pure Land Sect of Buddhism) Chinzei School located at 42 Iwakura Shimozaiji-cho, Sakyo Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture.
Japanese: 心光院（しんこういん）は京都府京都市左京区岩倉下在地町42にある浄土宗鎮西派の寺院。
English: The kneeling flanking statues of the bodhisattvas Kannon and Seishi are both yosegi-zukuri style pieces covered in gold leaf with crystal eyes that stand 107cm tall.
Japanese: 両脇侍の観音菩薩跪坐（きざ）像、勢至菩薩跪坐像は木造漆箔玉眼で、高さ各107cm。
English: However, it was opened to the public for the first time in 2009 during the Kyoto spring special viewing of privately owned cultural properties.
Japanese: ただし平成21年（2009年）京都春季非公開文化財特別拝観において一般にも初公開された。
English: Saiju-ji Temple is a Buddhist temple belonging to the Jodo Sect (the Pure Land Sect of Buddhism) located in Narutaki Izumitaki-cho, Ukyo Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture.
Japanese: 西寿寺（さいじゅじ）は京都府京都市右京区鳴滝泉谷町にある浄土宗の寺院。
English: In one corner of this is a suikinkutsu, an underground water koto, which serves to provide the sound of water in place of the Heart Sutra.
Japanese: その一角には水琴窟があり、般若心経の代わりに水の音が聞こえるようにしてある。
English: This piece was offered in the Edo period but repairs to damage were only completed in February 2007.
Japanese: 江戸時代に奉納されたが劣化がしており修複作業をしていたが2007年2月に修復完了。
English: Since 2006, it has only been possible to view the temple from outside of the main hall for reasons of crime prevention.
Japanese: 2006年以降は防犯上の問題により、本堂は外側からしか拝観できなくなった。
English: Hirakawa Temple Site is the site of an ancient temple that has been nationally designated a historic site that is located in Hirakawa Furumiya, Joyo City, Kyoto Prefecture.
Japanese: 平川廃寺跡(ひらかわはいじあと)は、京都府城陽市平川古宮にある古代寺院跡で、国指定の史跡である。
English: It stands beside a former Yamato road and is situated near the center of the Kutsukawa Burial Mounds.
Japanese: 旧大和街道沿いにあり、久津川古墳群の中心付近に位置し、赤塚古墳(城陽市)と接して残る。
English: The central area consisting of the ruins of the pagoda and main hall are all that remains as a Historic Site park, with the rest of the temple precinct now occupied by houses.
Japanese: 現在は、史跡公園として塔跡と金堂跡の中心部のみを残し、それ以外の寺域部分には民家が建っている。
English: The foundation stone and stone podium have not been restored, and the traces of the buildings have been established based on slight ridges in the earth.
Japanese: 礎石や基壇の復元はなく、土壌のみで建物の痕跡をゆるやかな隆起で確認できる。
English: The temple was founded in the mid-Nara period and is known to have been a typical Nara period temple within the grounds of Minamiyama-jo Castle and a large scale that was comparable to the surviving state-supported provincial temple pagoda.
Japanese: 奈良時代中頃に創建され、かつては現存する国分寺の塔に匹敵する南山城地域の奈良時代を代表する大規模な寺院だったと見られる。
English: The main buildings such as the pagoda and main hall were destroyed by fire, but not rebuilt, and the temple disappeared in the early Heian period.
Japanese: 塔や金堂などの中心建物が火災で焼失し、その後再建されることなく平安時代初期に廃絶したと見られる。
English: In 1943, the area began to receive attention as a temple site after the excavation of roof tiles, and this was followed by the discovery of a stacked-tile podium in excavations carried out in 1966.
Japanese: 1943年(昭和18年)頃、瓦が出土することから寺院跡として注目されはじめ、1966年(昭和41年)の発掘調査で建物の瓦積基壇が発見された。
English: Investigations conducted from 1972 to 1974 discovered the stacked-tile podiums of the pagoda and main hall, as well as the corridors encircling these buildings and the roofed mud wall marking the temple precinct.
Japanese: 続いて、1972年(昭和47年)から1974年(昭和49年)の調査では、塔と金堂の瓦積基壇が見つかり、さらにこれらの建物を取り囲む回廊、寺域を区画する築地も確認された。
English: The corridors encircling the pagoda and main hall measured approximately 81 m east to west and approximately 72 m north to south, with the temple precinct estimated to have occupied an area of approximately 175 m east to west by approximately 115 m north to south.
Japanese: 塔・金堂を囲む回廊は、東西約81m、南北約72m、寺域は東西約175m、南北約115mと推定される。
English: It appears as though the main hall and pagoda were situated in the west of the precinct, while the additional structures were located in the east.
Japanese: 寺域西側に塔や金堂の中心建物、東側に付属建物を配置していたと見られる。
English: The stone platform of the pagoda is a stacked-tile podium measuring 17.2 m on each side and comprised of arranged dry river bed rock segments with diameters of roughly 20 cm, upon which are stacked concave tiles.
Japanese: 塔の基壇は直径20cm前後の河原石を立て並べた上に平瓦を横積みにした瓦積基壇で、1辺が17.2mあった。
English: Like the pagoda, the foundation stone of the main hall is a stacked-tile podium measuring 22.5 m east to west and 17.2 m north to south.
Japanese: 金堂の基壇は、塔と同じ瓦積基壇で東西が22.5m、南北が17.2mあった。
English: The southern edge of the podium was increased by 2.2 m between the end of the Nara period and the beginning of the Heian period.
Japanese: 基壇の南辺は、奈良時代末から平安時代初期に南側へ2.2m拡張されている。
English: It is known from the excavated tiles that the temple was founded in the mid-Nara period and underwent repairs between the end of the Nara period and the beginning of the Heian period.
Japanese: 出土した瓦から、創建は奈良時代中頃で、奈良時代末から平安時代初期に修理が行われていることが分かる。