ÿþ<html> <head> <title>Higashiyodogawa-ku/Spot</title> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html;charset=iso-8859-1"> </head> <body bgcolor="#FFFFFF" text="#000000" leftmargin="0" topmargin="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0"> <table width="600" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <tr> <td> <table width="600" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td height="11" bgcolor="#004600">&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="../index.html"><img src="../images/2nd_heda.gif" width="600" height="41" alt="Higashiyodogawa-ku" border="0"></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td> <table width="600" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" bgcolor="#99CC99"> <tr> <td width="400">&nbsp;</td> <td width="89"><a href="../site_map/index.html"><img src="../images/sitemap.gif" alt="Site Map" width="89" height="21" border="0"></a></td> <td width="140"><a href="/contents/wdu020/english/index.html"><img src="../images/cityhome.gif" alt="OSAKA CITY Home" width="140" height="21" border="0"></a></td> <td width="66"><a href="../links/index.html"><img src="../images/links.gif" alt="Links" width="66" height="21" border="0"></a></td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <table width="600" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="200" height="19"><a href="../info/index.html"><img src="../images/2nd_anai.gif" width="200" height="19" border="0" alt="Ward Office Information"></a></td> <td width="200" height="19"><a href="../outline/index.html"><img src="../images/2nd_gaiyo.gif" width="200" height="19" border="0" alt="Outline of Wards"></a></td> <td width="200" height="19"><a href="../area/index.html"><img src="../images/2nd_hinan.gif" width="200" height="19" border="0" alt="Evacuation Sites"></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="200" height="20"><img src="../images/2nd_supoto_01.gif" width="200" height="20" border="0" alt="Spot"></td> <td width="200" height="20"><a href="../facilities/index.html"><img src="../images/2nd_shisetu.gif" width="200" height="20" border="0" alt="Facilities"></a></td> <td width="200" height="20"><a href="http://www.city.osaka.lg.jp/contents/wdu020/enjoy/en/index.html"><img src="../images/2nd_seikatu.gif" width="200" height="20" border="0" alt="Living Information"></a></td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="../index.html"><font size="2">Higashiyodogawa-ku Top</font></a><font size="2">&gt;Spot</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td> <table width="590" border="0" align="center" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" bgcolor="#999999"> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td width="22" bgcolor="#330066">&nbsp;</td> <td bgcolor="#dbdbff">Travel </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <table width="580" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="1" align="center"> <tr> <td><font size="2">Osaka City Designated Cultural Assets in Higashiyodogawa Ward</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;</td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td> <table width="580" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" align="center"> <tr> <td width="67%"><font color="#330000"><b><font color="#990000" size="2">Standing Wooden Statue of Eleven-faced Kannon Bodhisattva</font></b></font></td> <td rowspan="3" width="33%"><img src="images/kannon.jpg" width="195" height="248" alt="Standing Wooden Statue of Eleven-Faced Kannon Bodhisattva"></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="67%"><font size="2">With a face that is not clear-cut but serene, this statue was carved from one piece of wood and has a stately presence. On the chest part, one can see the <i>Honbashiki Emon</i>, a depiction of folds that characterized sculptures in the first half of the Heian Era (794 - 1192).<br> As a wooden statue of seated Dainichi Nyorai (great sun tathagata), the Eleven-faced Kannon Bodhisattva is said to be one of the old Buddha statues worshipped at nearby Daijiin Sanpo Temple, which no longer exists. The statue was made sometime in the early to mid 11th century.<br> *The statue is shown to visitors by request</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="67%" height="33" valign="top"><font color="#003399" size="2">For more information, ask Sennenji (temple)<br> Address: 3-5-15 Komatsu, Higashiyodogawa-ku<br> Tel: 06-6320-1331</font></td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td height="27"></td> </tr> <tr> <td> <table width="580" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" align="center"> <tr> <td width="67%"><font color="#990000"><b><font size="2">Sitting Wooden Statue of Amida Nyorai (the Lord of Infinite Light)</font></b></font></td> <td rowspan="3"><img src="images/amida.jpg" width="194" height="246" alt="Sitting Wooden Statue of Amida Nyorai (the Lord of Infinite Light)"></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="67%"><font size="2">This is the principal image of worship at Sennenji Temple. A notable aspect of the statue is its rather small and meek face on a thin upper body. It shows the early style of Jocho (a sculptor of Buddhist images in mid-Heian Era) with a robust and gallant figure. It is considered to have been made in the latter half of the 11th century and is one of the major Jocho-style sculptures of the Heian Era that still remains in Osaka City. Some say the statue was made by the priest Eshin, a learned monk of the time.<br> * The statue is shown to visitors by request</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="67%" valign="top" height="2"><font color="#003399" size="2">For more information, ask Sennenji (temple)<br> Address: 3-5-15 Komatsu, Higashiyodogawa-ku<br> Tel: 06-6320-1331</font></td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td height="30"></td> </tr> <tr> <td> <table width="580" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" align="center"> <tr> <td width="67%"><font color="#990000"><b><font size="2">Sitting Wooden Statue of Dainichi Nyorai (great sun Tathagata)</font></b></font></td> <td rowspan="3"><img src="images/dainichi.jpg" width="194" height="255" alt="Sitting Wooden Statue of Dainichi Nyorai (great sun Tathagata)"></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="67%"><font size="2">This statue is said to have been the principal image of worship at nearby Daijiin Sanpo Temple, which does not exist anymore. Its gentle expression and mild presentment of wrinkles show the features of Jocho style, of the latter half of the Heian Era. Meanwhile, increased cadences of the facial features and a way of extending the front part of the knees show the new breath of the Kamakura Era (1180 - 1333).<br> It is believed that the statue was made at the end of the 12th century, from the end of Heian to the beginning of the Kamakura Period.<br> * The statue is shown to visitors by request</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="67%" valign="top"><font color="#003399" size="2">For more information, ask Sennenji (temple)<br> Address: 3-5-15 Komatsu, Higashiyodogawa-ku<br> Tel: 06-6320-1331</font></td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td height="32"></td> </tr> <tr> <td> <table width="580" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" align="center"> <tr> <td width="67%"><font color="#990000"><b><font size="2">Kenhon Chakushoku Nihon Kechimyaku Soujo Shinei</font></b></font></td> <td rowspan="3"><img src="images/kenhon.jpg" width="195" height="275" alt="Kenhon Chakushoku Nihon Kechimyaku Soujo Shinei"></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="67%" height="111"><font size="2">It seems that originally, this hanging scroll was owned by an adherent of the Bukkoji Temple school of the Shin sect. On the back of the scroll, there is a certificate of authenticity written by Rennyo, the 8th chief priest of Honganji school, in 1463.<br> This is a very important historical material that shows how the power of the Honganji school expanded, shifting over from the Bukkoji school, and became a big power called Nakajimashu.<br> * It is not shown to the public, to prevent deterioration.</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="67%" valign="top"><font color="#003399" size="2">Address: 2-13-35 Kunijima, Higashiyodogawa-ku<br> Tel: 06-6322-0582</font></td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td height="20"> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="../index.html"><font size="2">Higashiyodogawa-ku Top</font></a><font size="2">&gt;Spot</font></td> </tr> </table> <p>&nbsp;</p></body> </html>