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法安寺八相涅槃図写真 Painting of Eight-phase Nirvana (Hassou Nehan-zu) in Hoanji Temple

Detailed explanation

Location

17-5, Shimokamida-cho
Please ask for information at Culture Promotion Division(Bunka Shinko-ka)(TEL: 838-0188).


Description

This is a painting so called "painting of Shaka's eight-phase nirvana", depicting the eight major events in His life, with His death (or entering nirvana: nyuumetsu) in the center and with the remaining seven events on the periphery. The eight events are as follow:

  1. Decent from heaven and conception in His mother's womb: geten takutai
  2. Birth: tanjyo
  3. Training martial art: kyoushi bugei
  4. Excursions out of the four gates: shimon shutsuyu
  5. Leaving the family: shukke
  6. Asceticism: sanchuu kugyou
  7. Defeating the devil and enlightenment: gouma joudou
  8. First turning the wheel of the Law: sho temporin

According to the inscription of donor, this painting was donated by Soubei Fukui in 1688 (the first year of the Genroku era), and was created by a painter (or Take-no-bou), who specialized in Buddhist religious paintings, Left Gate Guard (or Saemon-no-jou) Eishin at painting atelier of the southern capital, currently Nara Prefecture, (or at nanto-edokoro). This painting depicts details on people and animals in mourning carefully and lively with vivid colorings and free lines.

The size of the painting is 280cm height x 228cm width, which makes the work one of the largest Buddhist paintings in the city.

The painting is considered as a precious work because the year of donation and its painter are the most ancient among those of the Nirvana paintings in the city. Its remarkably well preserved original condition is worthy of appreciation. In addition, this is a donation from the individual deeply involved in the history of the Kamida area and thus, it is considered the important material to trace the history of the city.
* Generally, the painting is not open to the public.

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Location

hoanji5-17, Shimokamida-cho

  1. 5th Junior High School(Daigo Chugakko)
  2. Kamida Elementary School(Kamida Shogakko)
  3. Koya-Kadoma Route(Koya-Kadoma sen)
  4. Kayashima Water Supply Plant(Kayashima Pomp-jyo)
  5. Painting of eight-phase nirvana in Hoanji Temple(Hoanji Haso Nehan-zu)
  6. Kayashima Station(Kayashima Eki)

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