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| Head Temple Taiseki-ji | |
|---|---|
多宝富士大日蓮華山 大石寺 | |
 The Hōandō | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Buddhism |
| Sect | Nichiren Shōshū |
| Deity | The "Dai Gohonzon of the High Sanctuary of the Essential Teachings" |
| Location | |
| Location | Foot of Mount Fuji in Fujinomiya, Shizuoka prefecture |
| Country | Japan |
| Geographic coordinates | 35°16′56″N 138°35′09″E / 35.282107°N 138.5858°E |
| Architecture | |
| Founder | Nikkō Shonin |
| Groundbreaking | 1290 |
| Website | |
| http://www.nichirenshoshu.or.jp/ | |
Tahō Fuji Dainichirenge-san Taiseki-ji (多宝富士大日蓮華山 大石寺), more commonly just Sōhonzan Taiseki-ji (総本山大石寺), informally known as Head Temple Taiseki-ji (大石寺), is the administrative center of Nichiren Shoshu Buddhism. It is located in the foothills of Mount Fuji in Kamijo, Fujinomiya, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan.[1][2][3] Taiseki-ji was founded in 1290 by Nikkō Shōnin, one of Nichiren Daishonin's senior disciples, on a land parcel donated by the pious believer Daigyo Sonrei, commonly known as Nanjo Tokimitsu (1259–1332).[4][5]
The Head Temple is the home of the Dai Gohonzon, Nichiren Shoshu's object of worship, which draws pilgrim believers from various countries. The temple's open grounds are open to the public for sightseeing, though its religious buildings are restricted only to registered believers.[6][7] Accordingly, adherents of the Soka Gakkai are not permitted entrance to the Head Temple grounds.[8]
- ^ Nichiren Shoshu Temple. “Taisekiji” Nichiren Shoshu Basics of Practice, NST, 2003, pp. 127–128.
- ^ "Taisekiji Temple". Shizuoka Guide. Shizuoka Prefectural Tourism Association. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
Name: Taisekiji Temple Postal Code: 418-0108 Address: 2057 Kamijo, Fujinomiya City
- ^ Brannen, Noah. "A Visit to Taisekiji, Head Temple of Soka Gakkai." Contemporary Religions in Japan (1961): 13–29.
- ^ Nichiren Shoshu Temple. “Taisekiji” Nichiren Shoshu Basics of Practice, NST, 2003, pp. 127–128.
- ^ "Head Temple Taisekiji: The Origin". Nichiren Shoshu. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
- ^ Nichiren Shoshu Temple. "Taisekiji" Nichiren Shoshu Basics of Practice, NST, 2003, pp. 127–128.
- ^ Lee, Jonathan H. X. (November 10, 2017). Japanese Americans: The History and Culture of a People. ABC-CLIO. p. 286.
...pilgrimage to Taisekiji has always been essential.
- ^ Lee, Jonathan H. X. (November 10, 2017). Japanese Americans: The History and Culture of a People. ABC-CLIO. p. 286.
Since the occlusion of the group by Nichiren Shoshu in 1991, Soka Gakkai members have been prohibited from entering Taisekiji.