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ENRYAKUJI TEMPLEEnryakuji Temple Kyoto is a World Heritage Site and a National Treasure. Enryakuji Temple is a monastery overlooking Kyoto.Enryaku-ji (延暦寺, Enryaku Temple), a monastery on Mount Hiei overlooking Kyoto, was founded during the late eighth and early ninth centuries by Saichō (767–822), also known as Dengyō Daishi, who introduced the Tendai sect to Japan from China. One of the most significant monasteries in Japanese history, it served as (and still is) the headquarters of the Tendai sect, the Buddhist sect that was popular among the aristocracy of the time and served as foundation for a number of later sects including the Pure Land, Zen, and Nichiren sects. Enryakuji Temple is a National Treasures and figure among the "Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto" designated by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.
Enryakuji Temple HistoryWith the support of the Emperor Kammu, Saichō ordained a
hundred disciples in 807. Maintaining a strict discipline on Mt Hiei, his
monks lived in seclusion for twelve years of study and meditation. After
this period of study, the best students were retained in positions in the
monastery, and others graduated into positions in the government and court.
At the peak of its power, Enryaku-ji was a huge complex of as many as 3000
sub-temples and a powerful army of warrior monks (僧兵 Sōhei) who were
occasionally engaged in power struggles with other monasteries and political
leaders. In the tenth century, succession disputes broke out between Tendai
monks of the line of Ennin and Enchin. These disputes resulted in opposing
Tendai centers at Mount Hiei, the sanmon (山門 Mountain Order) and at Miidera,
the jimon (寺門 Temple Order). Warrior monks were used to settle the disputes,
and Tendai leaders began to hire mercenary armies who threatened rivals and
even marched on the capital to enforce monastic demands. (Article based on Wikipedia article and used under the GNU Free Documentation License) |
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