Narita-san Temple
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Narita-san Temple Sinsёndzi was built around the statue of the deity Fudo Myo O - one of the defenders of the people from demons. She was in the capital city of Kyoto and was installed in the temple Takao-san Dzingodzi. In 939, the monk named Kandzё with this statue was sent to the area, where he was raised a revolt against the emperor, to subdue the rebels. Within three weeks, he prayed and performed the ritual fire sacrifice (Goma), and the last day of the rebellion was suppressed. Monk began to gather in the way back, but could not move the statue from the place, as it has become harder and more - so Fudo Myo About himself chose the place for the new church, which was built on the orders of the Emperor, and Kandzё became its first abbot.

Today, the temple Narita-san is a cultural asset of Japan and one of the main temples of the Buddhist Shingon. The temple complex includes several small temples and pagodas, Shinto shrine, built in honor of the goddess of rice and fertility Inari, in the temple is a garden with an artificial waterfall and three ponds. On the shore of one of the ponds is building a museum of calligraphy.

One of the small temple dedicated to the goddess-patron of the arts, learning and children Benzayten, which depicts a beautiful woman with a musical instrument or weapon in the hands of .  By the three-tiered pagoda Sanzo Noto staircase of 53 steps on each side of it a plurality of images of Fudo Myo About .  The pagoda was built in 1712 and is an example of the architecture of the Edo period .  Inside it kept five Buddha statues Gochi Nyorai .  Near the pagoda is a hall of sutras Issaikё-up, which is a library .  Shelves with the sacred texts in her form octagonal drum .  To the right of the hall is 18 meters high bell tower, which is a bell weighing more than a ton .  It hit three times a day, the monks say prayers for peace .  At the temple was also built in the early XX century, Prince Shotoku Hall, who in 594 proclaimed Buddhism the official religion of Japan, and contributed to its active dissemination .

Statue of Fudo Myo O, which started the history of the church, is now in Dayhondo - the main hall, which was built in 1968, which marked the 1030th anniversary of the foundation of Narita-san. Before the statue several times a day to Goma conducted a ritual during which burning wooden plank symbolizing the human passions.

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Narita-san Temple