Ōyama Temple Ruins
Overview
The Ōyama temple ruins are located at an elevation of 200 meters in what is now northern Komaki city. A temple named Ōyamamine Shōfuku-ji (大山峰 正福寺) was founded in this location in the late 7th century. It became more popularly known as "Ōyama-dera" and was once of such size and importance that a saying arose that "In the west there is Enryaku-ji and in the east there is Ōyama-dera". During the 12th century, the temple became involved in the conflict between Enryaku-ji and Mii-dera, and sōhei from Mii-dera burned Ōyama-dera to the ground in 1152. The temple never recovered, and site was completely abandoned from the middle of the 14th century. In the Rinzai Zen temple of Kōgan-ji (大山峰 正福寺) was later founded at the foot of the mountain where Ōyama-dera was located, and claims to be its successor.
In 1928, the foundation stones of the pagoda of Ōyama-dera were discovered, along with the foundation stones for three other buildings from the Heian period and two buildings from the Kamakura period, along with a very large number of roof tiles from the Nara period onwards and ceramic shards. Many of these finds are exhibited and stored at the Komaki City History Museum (小牧市歴史館, Komaki-shi rekishi-kan). The site was proclaimed a National Historic Site the following year.
The site is located a 20-minute walk from the "Komaki Jinja-mae" bus stop on the bus from Komaki Station on the Meitetsu Komaki Line.
See also
References
- ^ "大山廃寺跡" (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
- ^ Isomura, Yukio; Sakai, Hideya (2012). (国指定史跡事典) National Historic Site Encyclopedia. 学生社. ISBN 4311750404.(in Japanese)
External links
- Aichi Prefecture site (in Japanese)
- Komaki Navi (in Japanese)