Seiryō-ji (清凉寺) is a Buddhist temple in the Saga district of Ukyō-ku, Kyoto, Japan. It is also known as Saga Shaka-dō. It is devoted to the practice of Yuzu Nembutsu. Initially, the temple belonged to the Kegon sect; then it became a Pure Land temple. The honzon is an image of Gautama Buddha (Shaka-nyorai). The wooden statue is a National Treasure of Japan, and is an example of a hibutsu. Seiryō-ji also possesses National Treasure statues of the Amitābha (Amida) trinity, and other National Treasures and Important Cultural Properties.[1][2]
The tomb of Minamoto no Tōru, sometimes mentioned as the model for Hikaru Genji in important Japanese literary classic The Tale of Genji, resides here.
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- ↑ 「我が国の文教施策」(平成4年度)［第2編 第8章 第6節 2］, MEXT (Retrieved on May 3, 2009)
- ↑ 京都の神社・寺院お出かけガイド(お宝) Archived 2008-06-10 at the Wayback Machine Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (Japan) (Retrieved on May 3, 2009)
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