Monday, October 17, 2016

Chion-in(4): Miei-do: a hall of overwhelming scale


As you pass through San-mon and ascend a steep stone staircase known as Otoko-zaka or “male slope,” which was featured in the movie “The Last Samurai,” you will see a majestic building crowned with a huge roof on your left. 

This is the main hall, called Miei-do, meaning “hall housing an image.” 

The huge building, 35 meters in width and 45 meters from front to back, enshrines the image of Honen, the priest who was the founder of the Jodo sect.

 The hall is closed until 2018 due to large-scale repairs which will go on for eight years. 

The repair site resembles a construction site for a new high-rise building; imagining what the hall will look like after its repairs, who can resist the temptation to plan a second visit in the future?





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