Memorial Tablet Hall (Jikōdō 慈光堂), also known as (Nōkotsu dō 納骨堂, Manpukuji (萬福寺)

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Memorial Tablet Hall (Jikōdō 慈光堂), also known as (Nōkotsu dō 納骨堂, Manpukuji (萬福寺) Li, Erjia; Ma, Zhujun; Lin, Grace Cheng-Ying; Cilangasan, Malang

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Memorial Tablet Hall (Jikōdō 慈光堂), the special chamber for the veneration of laities after passing away, of Manpukuji (萬福寺), an Ōbaku 黄檗 Zen head temple in Uji 宇治, Kyoto prefecture 京都府, Japan. The Chinese name of the hall, 慈光(ci guang), represents the great kindness of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas for sentient beings. Initially, it was used exclusively for lay disciples of the Ōbaku lineage. Years later, it has extended to ancestors' veneration if requested. Image 01 shows the front view of Memorial Tablet Hall. The upper plaque is called Memorial Tablet Hall (納骨堂), providing its embracement for secular purposes. Image 02 illustrates the couplet inscribed: 廣利眾生慈力圓, which means the greatest power of kindness for all sentient beings. Image 03 illustrates the couplet inscribed in Chinese on the left side. Image 04 shows the upper plaque at the entrance, which is inscribed: 大願王. It portrays the ultimate willpower of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas. Image 05 shows the overview of the inner hall of the great kindness (慈光堂), which is the official name for the chamber.

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Title	Memorial Tablet Hall (Jikōdō 慈光堂), also known as (Nōkotsu dō 納骨堂, Manpukuji (萬福寺)
Creator	Li, Erjia; Ma, Zhujun; Lin, Grace Cheng-Ying; Cilangasan, Malang
Contributor	From the Ground Up: Buddhism & East Asian Religions (FROGBEAR Project)
Date Issued	2023-08-01
Description	Memorial Tablet Hall (Jikōdō 慈光堂), the special chamber for the veneration of laities after passing away, of Manpukuji (萬福寺), an Ōbaku 黄檗 Zen head temple in Uji 宇治, Kyoto prefecture 京都府, Japan. The Chinese name of the hall, 慈光(ci guang), represents the great kindness of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas for sentient beings. Initially, it was used exclusively for lay disciples of the Ōbaku lineage. Years later, it has extended to ancestors' veneration if requested. Image 01 shows the front view of Memorial Tablet Hall. The upper plaque is called Memorial Tablet Hall (納骨堂), providing its embracement for secular purposes. Image 02 illustrates the couplet inscribed: 廣利眾生慈力圓, which means the greatest power of kindness for all sentient beings. Image 03 illustrates the couplet inscribed in Chinese on the left side. Image 04 shows the upper plaque at the entrance, which is inscribed: 大願王. It portrays the ultimate willpower of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas. Image 05 shows the overview of the inner hall of the great kindness (慈光堂), which is the official name for the chamber.
Subject	Manpukuji; Wanfu Temple; Buddhism; Zen; Japanese religion; Obaku; 17th century; Plaque; Calligraphy; Couplet; Monk; Memorial tablet; Ancestor veneration
Geographic Location	Uji-shi (Japan); Kyoto (Japan); 34.91425; 135.80785
Type	Still Image
Language	chi
Notes	Author affiliations: University of Glasgow, Brown University, John Abbott College, Dharma Drum Institute of Liberal Arts
Series	Cluster 1.5: Extended Textual Communities
Date Available	2024-01-05
Provider	Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights	Attribution 4.0 International
DOI	10.14288/1.0438467
URI	http://hdl.handle.net/2429/87128
Affiliation	Non UBC
Peer Review Status	Unreviewed
Scholarly Level	Faculty; Researcher; Graduate
Rights URI	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Aggregated Source Repository	DSpace

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