The Ancient Buddhist Temple at Nikko, Japan
Collection: Asia
Title
The Ancient Buddhist Temple at Nikko, Japan
Subject
Buddhist temples
Nikkō Region (Japan)
Description
On verso:
No. 224. THE ANCIENT BUDDHIST TEMPLE AT NIKKO, JAPAN.
The original religion of Japan is “Shintoism”, a mixture of spirit worship and reverence for ancestors. The sun and the other heavenly bodies are the principal deities; the heavens, as the seat of the godhead in the abstract, are identified with the supreme god. All the elements and forces of nature are objects of worship, and after them the “Kami”, the souls of those who have served the country well, or have distinguished themselves by great virtues. The shinto temples, called “Miza”, are small, plain, wooden, straw-thatched buildings without any interior or exterior decoration. Within a bright metal mirror and a bundle of strips of white paper are the principal objects. They represent purity of soul and cleanliness of body., the highest laws of shinto. There is no idolatry in the ceremonies of shinto, which in 1868 was made the state religion.
Equal to shinto in importance is the religion of Buddha, introduced from Korea, A. D. 552. Butsudo, as Buddhism is called in Japanese, means “the way of Buddha.” As in China, Buddhism does not appear here in its pristine simplicity and ethical purity, but has been mingled with ancestor worship and idolatry. There are about 70,000 temples of Buddha in Japan. One of the most gorgeous of these is found in Nikko. It was built in 1617.
A8523
Creator
[Ingersoll, T. W. (Truman Ward)]
Source
Canton Township Carnegie Library, Canton KS, USA
Publisher
Canton Township Carnegie Library, Canton KS, USA
Date
ca. 1900
Rights
Format
image/jpeg
Language
English
Type
Stereographs
Identifier
224
Citation
[Ingersoll, T. W. (Truman Ward)], “The Ancient Buddhist Temple at Nikko, Japan,” Digital Canton, accessed December 25, 2024, https://canton.digitalsckls.info/item/536.
Original Format
Stereograph
Physical Dimensions
7 x 3.5 inches
Title
The Ancient Buddhist Temple at Nikko, Japan
Subject
Buddhist temples
Nikkō Region (Japan)
Description
On verso:
No. 224. THE ANCIENT BUDDHIST TEMPLE AT NIKKO, JAPAN.
The original religion of Japan is “Shintoism”, a mixture of spirit worship and reverence for ancestors. The sun and the other heavenly bodies are the principal deities; the heavens, as the seat of the godhead in the abstract, are identified with the supreme god. All the elements and forces of nature are objects of worship, and after them the “Kami”, the souls of those who have served the country well, or have distinguished themselves by great virtues. The shinto temples, called “Miza”, are small, plain, wooden, straw-thatched buildings without any interior or exterior decoration. Within a bright metal mirror and a bundle of strips of white paper are the principal objects. They represent purity of soul and cleanliness of body., the highest laws of shinto. There is no idolatry in the ceremonies of shinto, which in 1868 was made the state religion.
Equal to shinto in importance is the religion of Buddha, introduced from Korea, A. D. 552. Butsudo, as Buddhism is called in Japanese, means “the way of Buddha.” As in China, Buddhism does not appear here in its pristine simplicity and ethical purity, but has been mingled with ancestor worship and idolatry. There are about 70,000 temples of Buddha in Japan. One of the most gorgeous of these is found in Nikko. It was built in 1617.
A8523
Creator
[Ingersoll, T. W. (Truman Ward)]
Source
Canton Township Carnegie Library, Canton KS, USA
Publisher
Canton Township Carnegie Library, Canton KS, USA
Date
ca. 1900
Rights
Format
image/jpeg
Language
English
Type
Stereographs
Identifier
224
Citation
[Ingersoll, T. W. (Truman Ward)], “The Ancient Buddhist Temple at Nikko, Japan,” Digital Canton, accessed December 25, 2024, https://canton.digitalsckls.info/item/536.Original Format
Stereograph
Physical Dimensions
7 x 3.5 inches