Myōtsū-ji

Myōtsū-ji 明通寺
Hondō and three-storey pagoda, National Treasures
Basic information
Location	Obama, Fukui-ken
Affiliation	Shingon
Deity	Yakushi Nyorai
Country	Japan
Website	homepage (jp)

Myōtsū-ji (明通寺) is a Shingon temple in Obama, Fukui Prefecture, Japan. The Kamakura-period Hondō and three-storey pagoda are both National Treasures, a number of Heian-period statues have been designated Important Cultural Properties, and there is a garden with a pond.^[1]

Buildings

Seated wooden statue of Yakushi Nyorai (Heian period) (Important Cultural Property), Gohonzon^[6]
Standing wooden statue of Gōzanze Myōō (Heian period) (ICP)^[7]
Standing wooden statue of Fudō Myōō (Heian period) (ICP)^[8]
Standing wooden statue of Jinja Daishō (Heian period) (ICP)^[9]
Kenponchakushoku Hikohohodemi-no-mikoto emaki, 6 scrolls (Edo period) (Prefectural Cultural Property)^[10]
399 donor plaques dating from 1309 to 1694 (Prefectural Cultural Property)^[11]

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Japanese Buddhist architecture

Architectonic elements	hidden roof hisashi irimoya kaerumata: see nakazonae kairō karahafu karesansui kentozuka: see nakazonae komainu katōmado mokoshi moya nakazonae Niō or Kongōrikishi sandō shichidō garan shōrō sōrin tokyō tōrō onigawara

Mon (gates)	karamon nijūmon niōmon rōmon sanmon sōmon torii

Buildings	Chinjusha chōzuya/temizuya -dō main hall (kon-dō, hon-dō, butsuden) kuri kyōzō or kyō-dō shoin

Japanese pagodas	gorintō hōkyōintō hōtō kasatōba sotōba muhōtō tahōtō

Styles	Daibutsuyō Wayō Setchūyō Shoin-zukuri Shin-Wayō Zenshūyō Ōbaku Zen architecture

Others	A-un ken

Schools and objects of worship

Major schools	Jōdo Nichiren Shingon Tendai

Zen schools	Sōtō Ōbaku Rinzai

Nanto rokushū	Jōjitsu Hossō Kusha Kegon Ritsu Sanron

Objects of worship	Amida Nyōrai Benzaiten Dainichi Nyorai Jizō Kannon Marishi-ten Shaka Nyorai Shitennō (Four Kings) Twelve Heavenly Generals (Jūni Shinshō) Yakushi Nyorai

Other elements

Implements	kei (ritual gong) mokugyō

Others	bussokuseki butsudan Glossary of Japanese Buddhism Japanese Buddhist pantheon jingū-ji miyadera saisenbako

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