Several structures, including the kondō and the five-story pagoda, are National Treasures of Japan.
In 1997, the Hokke Sanmaya-do, a hall that had been originally constructed in 949 but was burnt down in 1470, was reconstructed and renamed as the Shinnyo Sanmaya-do. In 1939, a forest fire struck the Kami-Daigo portion of the temple, burning down the Buddhist Texts Library and the Juntei-dō, which was only rebuilt in 1968. These efforts rebuilt much of the current structures, including the Kondō and the Kaisan-dō. Several subsequent reconstruction efforts took place under Hideyoshi Toyotomi, with the last reconstruction being carried out in 1606. ĭuring the Muromachi period, the temple was devastated by the Ōnin War, leaving only the five-storied pagoda as the sole surviving structure. He was buried in the temple, which is why his posthumous name was Daigo. As a monk, he took the Buddhist name Hō-kongō and shortly thereafter, died at the age of 46.
In 874, Rigen-daishi (Shōbō) founded the temple.Īfter having fallen ill and abdicated in 930, Emperor Daigo entered Buddhist priesthood at this temple. History ĭaigo-ji was founded in the early Heian period. Daigo, literally " ghee", is used figuratively to mean " crème de la crème" and is a metaphor of the most profound part of Buddhist thoughts.
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