Daiji - large temple

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Daiji, ootera, oodera 大寺 large temple

This general name often refers to the largest temple of Japan, the Todai-Ji in Nara.



. Toodaiji 東大寺 Todai-Ji Nara .
Eastern Great Temple with the Daibutsu-Den 大仏殿 Great Buddha Hall.

There is also the Saidaiji 西大寺 Saidai-Ji, Western Great Temple
and
. Jindaiji 深大寺 Jindai-Ji . Tokyo

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There used to be seven large temples in Nara, Nanto Shichi Daiji 南都七大寺
Nanto Shichi doo 南都七堂 - shichi daiji 七大寺 :

. Toodaiji 東大寺 Todai-Ji .

. Koofukuji 興福寺 Kofuku-Ji . 

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Gangooji 元興寺 Gango-Ji
The best preserved part of the temple is known as Gangō-ji Gokurakubō (元興寺極楽坊)...
The Man'yōshū includes a poem attributed to a monk of Gango-ji. This poet laments that, having attained enlightenment, his greater understanding remains unnoticed by others in the streets of Nara. His poem may perhaps bemoan his undervalued condition—and yet, in a modest way, his words transport contemporary readers momentarily back to share his quiet, 8th century perspective:

A White gem unknown of men --
Be it so if no one knows!
Since I myself know its worth
Although no other --
Be it so if no one knows!
-- by a monk of the Gango-ji Temple

- Gangō-ji - 　More in the WIKIPEDIA !


. Gagoze ガゴゼ / 元興神 Yokai-Monk-Monster from Gango-Ji .

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Daianji 大安寺 Daian-Ji
- Daian-ji - 　More in the WIKIPEDIA !

. Yakushiji 薬師寺 Yakushi-Ji, the Medicine Buddha . 
 
. Saidaiji 西大寺 Western Great Temple . 
 
. Hooryuuji, Hōryū-ji 法隆寺 Horyu-Ji .

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Seven "Big Temples" in the Kinki region, 近畿地方に七大寺



related to
. Shootoku Taishi 聖徳太子 Shotoku Taishi, the Imperial Prince .
(574-622)

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There are also places called Ootera 大寺 Otera.



Masaoka Shiki wrote a lot of haiku about the "Big Temple".


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. Masaoka Shiki 正岡子規 visiting Large Temples .


菜の花やあちらこちらに七大寺
nanohana ya achira kochira ni shichi daiji

rapeseed blossoms -
here and there one of the
seven big temples




大寺の屋根あちこちと霞哉
ootera no yane achi-kochi to kasumi kana

the roof of a big temple
here and there
in the mist . . .



永き日の奈良は大寺許りなり
nagaki hi no Nara no ootera bakari nari

on this long day
there are only these large temples
of Nara . . .


. Nara 奈良 the ancient capital .
with more haiku by Shiki.


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gables of Todai-Ji


大寺の破風見ゆるなり夏木立
daiji no hafu miyuru nari natsu kodachi

I look at the gables
of this big temple -
trees in summer


. Gable, gables 破風 hafu .


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大寺の上棟式や稻の花
ootera no jootooshiki ya ine no hana

the ridge-raising ritual
of this large temple -
flowers of rice


Also muneage 棟上; joutousai 上棟祭; joutoushiki 上棟式.
A ridge-raising ceremony that takes place upon completion of the framework of a building.
Decorations of various types are hung around the ceremony site.
These include: folding fans raised on sticks; lengths of rope, and sometimes dyed silk ropes of five colors. Bows made of cypress or bamboo, which may have seven or eight sections, are also used. Evil is dispelled with two arrows, occasionally as long as 2m, with feathers 54cm by 18cm. One arrow has a turnip shaped tip and the other is a double-headed arrow. Food and Japanese rice wine are offered to the gods as an appeal to protect the ridges.
Carpenters' tools, especially the ink pot and lining string, *sumitsubo 墨壷, carpenter's square, *kanejaku 曲尺, and adze, *chouna 釿, are venerated. A ridge tag, *munafuda 棟札, is inscribed and attached to the ridge.
source : JAANUS






大寺の礎殘る野菊かな
ootera no ishizue nokoru nogiku kana

the foundation stones
of the big temple remain
amid wild chrysanthemums . . .


soseki　礎石 Lit. foundation stone.
A base stone which receives the dead load of a pillar. The upper side of the base stone was made roughly level. Natural and processed stones both have a mortise *hozoana ほぞ穴, into which a tenon *hozo ほぞ, is inserted that extends from the bottom of the pillar. A tenon sometimes is cut into the base stone to be inserted into a corresponding mortise on the bottom of the pillar. Some base stones have an extension which serves as a sill or a ground plate, jifukuza 地覆座.
During the 7-8c a porous limestone called tufa *gyoukaigan 凝灰岩, was used and the developed of stone progressed. From the latter part of the 8c after floored buildings became common, stone processing declined. Many natural base stones were cut from andesite, anzangan 安山岩, a type of volcanic rock and granite, kakougan 花崗岩. A firmly packed bed of golfball-sized stones underlay base stones in the ancient period. The use of natural stones for base stones was common until the premodern age when carefully cut stones were used.
source : JAANUS


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大寺の椽廣うして小春かな
大寺の縁広うして小春かな
ootera no en hiroo shite koharu kana

the veranda
of the big temple is rather wide -
Indian summer day



大寺や椽の下より蚊喰鳥
ootera ya en no shita yori kakuidori

from below the veranda
of this big temple
bats


engawa　縁側 veranda - Also wirtten 掾側.
The area beside or surrounding the straw matted *tatami 畳, floor of a room or veranda in Japanese dwellings. Formerly en 縁 and engawa were interchangeable terms, but engawa now usually refers to a veranda that is either partly inside the building with sliding doors protecting it from rain, or a completely exposed veranda.
There are 4 types:
1 *nure-en 濡縁, no rain doors so the it is exposed to the elements;　2 kure-en 榑縁, the veranda boards have there long sides exposed;　3 kirime-en 切目縁, have the cross cut ends exposed;　4 takesunoko-en 竹簀の子縁, is a type of veranda that has a bamboo slatted floor.
source : Jaanus


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大寺の施餓鬼過ぎたる芭蕉哉
大寺や芭蕉廣がる庭の隅
大寺の本堂すごしねはん像
大寺や談義も過ぎて秋の暮

大寺に一人宿借る夜寒哉
大寺のともし少き夜寒哉

大寺の松も桜もなかりけり

千年の大寺一つ雪野かな
麦刈て大寺一つ聳えけり

木下闇箇程の大寺あらんとは


. Masaoka Shiki 正岡子規 visiting Temples .

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大寺や庭一面の霜柱
ootera ya niwa ichimen no shimobashira

this big temple -
in the garden everywhere
pillars of ice


大寺を包みてわめく木の芽かな
ootera o kurumite wameku konome kana

these buds of trees
are calling in pain, being wrapped around
the big temple . . .

It seems there was a large storm in the temple when Kyoshi visited.
The verb wameku implies the wind.
Written in 1913.

. Takahama Kyoshi 高浜 虚子 .

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朝寒や茶ふくで巡る七大寺
asazamu ya chafuku de meguru shichi daiji

a cold morning -
after a lot of hot tea I wander around
the seven large temples

. WKD : Kobayashi Issa 小林一茶 in Edo .


TBA

大寺の片戸さしけり夕紅葉
大寺や片々戸ざす夕紅葉

大寺や主なし火鉢くわん～と

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ががんぼや夜は大寺の演説会 杉本寛
はるか来し大寺泊り夏の月 柴田白葉女
をちこちのをちの大寺の除夜の鐘 相馬 黄枝
不受不施の大寺にして鵯多し 上田土筆坊
八乙女山を背に大寺の雪しづる 上埜チエ
冬の山八大寺とて見えわたる 上田三樽
命綱つけ大寺の煤払 阿部昭子
囀や大寺の壁に肖像画 雑草 長谷川零餘子
地蔵会や大寺ぬちの地蔵堂 尾崎迷堂 孤輪

大寺にこもる水音あたたかし 澤村昭代
大寺に山影どつと鳥総松 斎藤夏風
大寺に池掘つてある無月かな 中川宋淵
大寺に猫まるまると木瓜の花 堀口忠子
大寺に百畳敷けり朴落葉 石田あき子 見舞籠
大寺に箒だまりや春の霜 向笠和子
大寺に籠る寒さや時頼忌 石塚友二
大寺に蛇のしづけさ見てありぬ 中川宋淵
大寺に貝母を活けて人気なし 田中英子
大寺に足場組みけり山桜 癖三酔句集 岡本癖三酔
大寺に障子はる日の猫子猫 三好達治 路上百句
大寺に麻の衣の僧一人 後藤夜半 底紅

大寺のあまき閂日脚伸ぶ 大槻久美
大寺のいくつほろびし日向ぼこ 小澤實(1956-)
大寺のうしろ明るき梅雨入かな 前田普羅 新訂普羅句集
大寺のきのふの風につるもどき 窪田玲女
大寺のひと間ぬくめて桃の酒 井上雪
大寺のまろき柱の良夜かな 若林 かつ子
大寺の一隅絢爛と黴びぬ 小林康治
大寺の丹見ゆ木の間の鳥巣かな 尾崎迷堂 孤輪
大寺の二間打ち抜き観月会 高澤良一 燕音
大寺の冷えから冷えへ襖数 細井みち
大寺の冷え一身に紅椿 渡辺恵美
大寺の前の小寺や鬼やらひ 中島杏子
大寺の寒泉の声聞きに来し 有働亨
大寺の實梅*もぐ日に来りけり 八木林之介 青霞集
大寺の小門のみ開く朝寒き 雉子郎句集 石島雉子郎
大寺の庇が見えて蕪蒸 大石悦子 聞香
大寺の庫裡へとつづく雁木かな 佐久間慧子
大寺の日は年に似て松葉散る 庄司瓦全
大寺の月の柱の影に入る(唐招提寺讃月会) 野澤節子 『存身』
大寺の柱を塗るや冬日影 蝶衣句稿青垣山 高田蝶衣
大寺の棟より霽れてうちはまき 柴山しげの
大寺の樹々静もりて梅雨の蝶 和田純子
大寺の煤掃すみし松に鵯 住吉青秋
大寺の若葉に雨の播水忌 仁科紀子
大寺の襖畳の秋の暮 能村登四郎
大寺の閾太しや秋の風 上野泰 春潮
大寺の隅に日の入る冬至かな 大峯あきら 宇宙塵
大寺の障子を洗ふ唯一人 田中裕明 櫻姫譚
大寺の雪解しづくの池水輪 つじ加代子
大寺の露はじまるとたよりかな 安東次男 昨
大寺の青き畳や仏生会 佐藤信子

大寺の屋根に月あり蓮如の忌 成瀬櫻桃子　about the roof
大寺の屋根のぼりゆく落葉かな 小澤實
大寺の屋根の起伏や春の雨 星野立子
大寺の大屋根反らす霾る中 上井正司
大寺の大屋根垂るる暑さかな 鷹羽狩行

大寺もなくて谷中は菊の頃 依光陽子
大寺も小寺もしぐれ明りにて 飯田龍太

大寺や僧にも逢ずあきのあめ 山肆
大寺や孑孑雨をよろこびて 波多野爽波 『一筆』
大寺や山雨に覚めし總晝寝(永平寺) 内藤吐天
大寺や桜月夜の青葉木菟 角川春樹 夢殿
大寺や素湯のにえたつ秋の暮 白雄
大寺や蓮池ぼとり春の草 尾崎迷堂 孤輪
大寺や霜除しつる芭蕉林 村上鬼城

大寺を包む雨だれ梅雨の荒れ 高木晴子 花 季
大寺を囲みてすべてキャベツ畑 小寺美佐子
大寺を抜けて真昼の交番へ 攝津幸彦 鹿々集
大寺を歩くほかなき藜かな 大木あまり 火球
大寺を空に傾けさくら咲く 赤松[ケイ]子
大寺暮るいづこに春の*みそかづき 橋本榮治 麦生

天王寺さんは大寺明易し 阿波野青畝
天臺の大寺にして深雪かな 橋本鶏二
奈良七夜降るやしぐれの七大寺 樗堂
幼児席ある大寺の鬼やらひ 中里泰子
月光の研ぐ大寺の軒氷柱 田中俊尾
木下闇大寺闇の近江かな 大屋達治(1952-)
梅雨満月大寺の鴟尾立ちあがる 小林泰子
沈丁花より大寺の風に入る 松澤 昭
泉声に大寺大き切子吊る 皆吉爽雨 泉声
洛中の大寺にこそ永き日を 大屋達治
牡丹見て大寺の日に酔ひにけり 原田浜人
百日紅咲く大寺の昼の闇 千原満恵
百舌鳥鳴いていま大寺を司る 皆吉爽雨
臘八会大寺の廊よくすべる 内藤吐天
花冷えの夜の大寺に来りけり 中川宋淵 命篇
蓮見る円坐ならべし大寺かな 龍胆 長谷川かな女
蛇穴を出づ大寺に生を享け 佐野美智
蝋燭能大寺に月いざよへる 桑田青虎
蟇交る時大寺は鬱黙と 中川宋淵 命篇
行列の大寺を発つ出開帳 本橋美和
街中に大寺除夜の鐘撞かず 高濱年尾 年尾句集
雉子鳴いて座禅始まる大寺かな 沢木欣一

source : HAIKUreikuDB

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. Toodaiji 東大寺 Todai-Ji Nara .
Eastern Great Temple with the Daibutsu-Den 大仏殿 Great Buddha Hall.


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