Kōdai-ji
高台寺
Religion
Affiliation	Zen Buddhism
Sect	Rinzai
District	Higashiyama-ku
Prefecture	Kyoto Prefecture
Region	Kyoto
Location
Location	Kyoto, Japan
Country	Japan
Shown within Japan
Prefecture	Kyoto Prefecture
Geographic coordinates	35°00′03″N 135°46′52″E / 35.000761°N 135.781114°E / 35.000761; 135.781114
Architecture
Founder	Kōdai-in
Funded by	Tokugawa Ieyasu
Date established	1606
Completed	1606

Kōdai-ji (高台寺, Kōdai-ji), formally identified as Jubuzan Kōdai-ji (鷲峰山高台寺, Jubuzan Kōdai-ji), is a temple of the Rinzai school of Zen Buddhism in Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto, Japan—the largest subtemple of the Kennin-ji branch.

History

This portrait of Toyotomi Hideyoshi is an Important Cultural Asset of Japan.

It was established in 1606 by the nun Kōdai-in (often known by the title Kita no Mandokoro), who was the widow of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, to pray for her late husband. The principal image is a statue of Shaka.

The gardens of Kōdai-ji are a nationally designated Historic Site and Place of Scenic Beauty.^[1]

The temple possesses a number of objects designated as Important Cultural Assets. Among these are the Main Gate and the Spirit Hall, noted for its use of maki-e. The temple is nicknamed the maki-e temple." It also holds paintings, including one of Hideyoshi, as well as textiles, and a bronze bell with an inscription dating it to 1606.

Ihō-an, a teahouse in the temple's grounds

Japanese gravel garden at Kōdai-ji

See also

• Glossary of Japanese Buddhism
• Ryozen Kannon, neighbouring shrine

References

External links

Media related to Kōdai-ji at Wikimedia Commons

• Official English site
• 高台寺, official site (in Japanese and Chinese)