Description: This is a VINTAGE POSTCARD featuring YASAKA PAGODA in KYOTO backside translates to Built by TEMNU 678 , But Suffered Repeated FIRES SEE LAST PICS FOR TRANSLATIONS ...... The Yasaka Pagoda (Japanese: 八坂の塔), also known as Tower of Yasaka and Yasaka-no-to, is a Buddhist pagoda located in Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto, Japan. The 5-story tall pagoda is the last remaining structure of a 6th-century temple complex known as Hōkan-ji Temple. The pagoda is a popular tourist attraction. Archaeological evidence dates the foundation of the Yasaka Pagoda to the 7th Century. The founding date is disputed between the reign of Prince Shotoku and the sixth year of the Tenmu period (678 CE). The pagoda and the associated temple were destroyed and reconstructed several times up to 1408, of which the current pagoda stands to this day. Control of the pagoda was historically disputed between the nearby Shinto Gion Shrine and the Buddhist temple of Kiyomizu-dera, to the point the pagoda was burnt down in May of 1179. It was later rebuilt in 1191 with funding from Kawachi Genji noble Minamoto no Yoritomo. In 1240, the head priest of the nearby Buddhist temple of Kennin-ji affiliated the pagoda with Zen Buddhism, which remains the official designation of the Yasaka Pagoda to the present day. Size is about 4 x 6. item in good vintage as seen condition. PLEASE SEE PICS FOR CONDITION MULTIPLE PURCHASES CAN COMBINE SHIPPING
Price: 9.99 USD
Location: Kailua Kona, Hawaii
End Time: 2024-05-02T15:34:11.000Z
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