Raw data
“This temple was established in 770 by the monk Gantei from Nara's Tōshōdai-ji. After seeing a vision of the deity Bishamon-ten, guardian of the northern quarter of the Buddhist heaven, Gantei established Kurama-dera just below the peak of Kurama-yama. Originally under the Tendai sect, Kurama has been independent since 1949, describing its own brand of Buddhism as Kurama Kyō.”
Kuramadera is famous for its fire festival.
-“Lonely Planet review for Kurama-dera,” http://www.lonelyplanet.com/japan/kansai/kyoto/sights/other/kurama-dera#ixzz1zzEvlji8
Input by: Lizbeth H. Piel, July 07, 2012
Final data (and their sources)
Last updated: 15 Sep 2013
Lat/Long coordinates' accuracy:
The monastery in question is assumed to be situated actually no farther than 200 m from the point defined by the coordinates below.
General location of the Kuramadera monastery, JP.
lat=35.1180 long=135.7707
Mapping & images: Falling Rain Genomics (http://www.fallingrain.com), 2012.
Google Map link:
Final data - explanatory notes
1. Monastery's name
- Kuramadera 鞍馬寺. Alternative English spelling: Kurama-dera
2. Monastery's modern country & province
- Japan: Kyoto Prefecture
3. Monastery's alternative/historical names
- Matsunoosan - Uryû (2003: 231)
4. Monastery's lat/long coordinates
- Approx., Lat 35.1180, Long 135.7707 - based on the visual identiofication of the site in maps and setellite imagery published by http://maps.google.com/ - tmciolek, 11 Jul 2012.
5. Other known nearby Buddhist monasteries
- [missing data]
6. Modern name of the known nearest city, town, or village
- Sakyō-ku, Kurama Honmachi
7. The settlement's alternative/historical names
- [missing data]
8. The settlement's coordinates
- Approx., Lat 35.1167 Long 135.7667 - http://www.fallingrain.com/world/JA/22/Kurama.html
9. Monastery's major Buddhist tradition
- Mahayana
10. Monastery's Buddhist sub-tradition
- Tendai, but Kurama kyô since 1949 - http://www.lonelyplanet.com/japan
- Kurama kôkyô honzan- Uryû (2003: 231)
- Shingon in the late 9th century, then Tendai in the 12th century - http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/鞍馬寺
11. Date-early
- Founded 770 –http://www.lonelyplanet.com/japan
- Founded 770 - Uryû (2003: 231)
MBM chrono-tag 0767-99c - tmciolek 15 Sep 2013
0767-99c 0800-32c 0833-66c 0867-99c 0900-32c 0933-66c 0967-99c 1000-32c 1033-66c 1067-99c 1100-32c 1133-66c 1167-99c 1200=> dated-el
12. Date-intermediate
- Destroyed by fires and rebuilt in 1126, 1812, and 1945 - http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/鞍馬寺
13. Date-late
- Broke away from Tendai sect in 1949 - http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/鞍馬寺
MBM chrono-tag 1200=> - tmciolek 31 Aug 2013
14. Details of contacts with other monasteries
- A connection with Tôji through its founder Fujiwara no Isendo, who contributed a 1000-arm kannon icon to Kuramadera - http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/鞍馬寺
- Between 889 and 897, Kuramadera became a Shingon center when Buen, a monk from Tôji, became abbot - http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/鞍馬寺
- Kuramadera became a sub-temple of the Tendai sect’s Shôren’in in the 12th century- http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/鞍馬寺
15. Type of evidence regarding the monastery
- Documents, architecture
16. Additional notes
- The monastery was built to protect Kyoto from the north through the agency of the deity Bishamonten - - Uryû (2003: 231)
- Kuramadera’s founding myth is mentioned in the Konjaku monogatari shû, Fusô ryaku ki and other Heian-period texts.- http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/鞍馬寺
17. Corrections & addenda to this page were kindly provided by
- [missing data]
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